funk

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈfʌŋk/ 🇺🇸 /ˈfʌŋk/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A state of depression, anxiety, or fear; a fit of cowardice or panic.; A style of popular music characterized by a strong, syncopated bass line, rhythmic grooves, and elements of soul, jazz, and R&B.; A strong, unpleasant smell; a musty or offensive odor.; A quality of earthiness, rawness, or unconventional style; something that is offbeat or boldly original.; A state of listlessness, melancholy, or emotional stagnation; a period of low motivation or creativity.
  2. verb
    To shrink from something in fear or cowardice; to flinch or recoil.; To avoid or shirk a duty or responsibility out of fear.; To emit a strong, unpleasant smell.; To play or perform in a funky style; to add a funky groove to music.
  3. adjective
    Relating to or characteristic of funk music or its style; funky.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: funks 3rd sing.: funks Past: funked Past part.: funked Pres part.: funking

Collocations

in a funkfunk musicget out of a funkfunky smellfunk band

Derivatives

funkyfunkiness

Synonyms

bluesmelancholygloomstenchstink

Antonyms

elationjoy

Commonly confused

funky
EN: 'Funky' is the adjective form meaning having a strong smell or a groovy quality; 'funk' is the noun or verb.
funk
EN: As a noun it can mean a mood of depression (uncountable) or a music genre (uncountable) or a bad smell (countable); context determines meaning.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note that 'funky' drops no letters when adding '-y'.

💬 Examples

  1. He was in a terrible funk before his final exam.

  2. James Brown is often considered the godfather of funk.

  3. The old basement had a terrible funk that made everyone wrinkle their noses.

  4. The artist's work has a certain funk that sets it apart from mainstream art.

  5. After losing her job, she fell into a funk that lasted several months.

  6. He funked at the last moment and refused to jump off the diving board.

  7. She funked her responsibilities and left the project unfinished.

  8. The garbage bin was funking up the entire alley.

  9. The band really funked up that old jazz standard.

  10. The DJ dropped a funk track that got everyone dancing.