Meaning
6 senses(countable)Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
Mief, Geruch, Gestank
злово́ниеzlovónije, воньvonʹ
(uncountable)A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.
Funk
фанкfank
(countable)Mental depression.
I've been in a funk lately, I fell into a funk, I slipped into a funk, I was stuck in a funk
it helped me get out of a funk
bedrückte Stimmung, Niedergeschlagenheit
депре́ссияdepréssija
a state of nervous depression
(uncountable)A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
1944 (written, first published in 2015), Bob Cooney, Proud Journey As I left the platform, the atmosphere was tense but there was no sign of uneasiness or funk […]
Bammel, Angst, Schiss
испу́гispúg, страхstrax, па́никаpánika
(countable)One who fears or panics; a coward.
(obsolete)Touchwood, punk, tinder.
трутtrut
Examples
11 sentencesTom was in a funk band.
Tom's funk band was in a funk.
Make sure you clean the funk out of the filter every month.
Tom's band was in a funk, and you could smell it on them.
I'm in a funk.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 5
By meaning 4
Origin
1620, from French dialectal (Norman) funquer, funquier (“to smoke, reek”), from Old Northe1620, from French dialectal (Norman) funquer, funquier (“to smoke, reek”), from Old Northern French fungier (“to smoke”), from Vulgar Latin fūmicāre, alteration of Latin fūmigāre (“to smoke, fumigate”). Related to French dialect funkière (“smoke”). More at fumigate.
From Middle English funke, fonke (“spark”), from Old English *funca (“spark”), from Proto-Germanic *funkô (“spark”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peng- (“to shine”). Cognate with Middle Low German funke, fanke (“spark”), Middle Dutch vonke (“spark”), Old High German funcho, funko (“spark”), German Funke (“spark”). See also spunk.
1743, Scottish and Northern English dialectal word, originally a verb meaning “to panic, fail due to panic”. Perhaps from or cognate with obsolete Dutch fonck (“distress, agitation”), from Middle Dutch fonck (“perturbation, agitation”). More at flunk.
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Forms
plural: funksSynonyms
2 synonyms- United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term ‘vitamin’ for the chemicals involved (1884-1967):Casimir Funk
- a state of nervous depression:blue funk
Word family
31 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable