Funky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offensively malodorous

(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʌŋki/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌŋki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌŋki/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈʌŋki/.

Examples

a foul odor
the kitchen smelled really funky
she likes funky clothes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stinking ill-scented fetid smelly foul-smelling noisome foetid foul low-down

Parts of Speech

adjective	offensively malodorous “a foul odor”
adjective	(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
adjective	stylish and modern in an unconventional way “she likes funky clothes”
adjective	in a state of cowardly fright

Word Forms

fetidness	noun	the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
foulness	noun	the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
noisomeness	noun	the quality of being noxious
smell	noun	any property detected by the olfactory system
funk	noun	an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

froussard

d'une odeur désagréable

🇪🇸Spanish

miedoso

ofensivamente maloliente

🇵🇹Portuguese

descolado

ofensivamente malcheiroso

🇷🇺Russian

фанк

оскорбительно зловонный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कायरता

आक्रामक रूप से दुर्गंधयुक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

মজার

আপত্তিকরভাবে খারাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

வேடிக்கையான

புண்படுத்தும் துர்நாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్లరిగా

అసహ్యకరమైన దుర్వాసన

🇮🇳Marathi

मजेदार

आक्षेपार्ह दुर्गंधीयुक्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફંકી

અપમાનજનક રીતે ખરાબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಜಿನ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆಯುಳ್ಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രസകരമായ

കുറ്റകരമായ ദുർഗന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਾਕੀਆ

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਦਨਾਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

فنکی

جارحانہ طور پر بدبودار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

时髦的

恶臭的

🇯🇵Japanese

ファンキー

不快な悪臭

🇰🇷Korean

겁내는

공격적으로 악취가 나는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sôi nổi

có mùi khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้ขลาด

มีกลิ่นเหม็นอย่างน่ารังเกียจ

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakatuwa

nakakasakit na mabaho

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جبان

كريهة الرائحة بشكل هجومي

🇮🇷Persian

بد بو

توهین آمیز بد بو

🇹🇷Turkish

korkak

saldırgan derecede kötü kokulu

🇮🇱Hebrew

פאנקי

מסריח באופן פוגעני

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