fun (fʌn
)
Definitions
noun
- a source of enjoyment, amusement, diversion, etc
- pleasure, gaiety, or merriment
- jest or sport (esp in the phrases in or for fun)
- See fun and games
- See like fun
- See make fun of
- (modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etc ⇒
a fun sport
verb
Word forms: funs, funning, funned
- (intr) informal to act in a joking or sporting manner
Word Origin
C17: perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see fondC17: perhaps from obsolete to make a fool of; see 1Synonyms
View thesaurus entry=
amusement,
sport,
treat,
pleasure,
entertainment,
cheer,
good time
recreation,
enjoyment,
romp,
distraction,
diversion,
frolic,
junketing,
merriment,
whoopee,
high jinks,
living it up
jollity,
beer and skittles,
merrymaking,
jollification,
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joking,
clowning,
merriment,
playfulness,
play,
game,
sport,
nonsense,
teasing,
jesting,
skylarking,
horseplay,
buffoonery,
tomfoolery,
jocularity,
foolery,
Quotations
"That [sex] was the most fun I've ever had without laughing"
"People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament"
Translations
- British English:
fun
If someone is fun, you enjoy their company. If something is fun, you enjoy doing it.She was wonderful fun to be with.fʌn ADJECTIVE She was wonderful fun to be with.
- Spanish:
divertido
adj divertida
- French:
amusant
adj
- German:
lustig
adj
- Chinese: 娱乐的 adj
- Arabic: مُسَلٍ adj
- Portuguese: divertido adj divertida
- Russian: забавный adj забавная
- Croatian: zabavan adj zabavna
- Czech: zábavný adj
- Danish: sjov adj
- Dutch: leuk adj
- Finnish: hauska adj
- Greek: εύθυμος adj εύθυμη
- Italian: divertente adj
- Japanese: 楽しい adj
- Korean: 재미있는 adj
- Norwegian: morsom adj morsomt
- Polish: zabawny adj zabawna
- Brazilian Portuguese: divertido adj divertida
- European Spanish:
divertido
adj divertida
- Swedish: rolig adj roligt
- Thai: น่าสนุก adj
- Turkish: eğlendirici adj
- Vietnamese: vui vẻ adj
- British English:
fun
You refer to an activity or situation as fun if you think it is pleasant and enjoyable.We had so much fun doing it.fʌn NOUN We had so much fun doing it.
- Spanish:
diversión
nf
- French:
amusement
nm
- German:
Spaß
nm Späße
- Chinese: 娱乐 n
- Arabic: لَهْو n
- Portuguese: diversão nf
- Russian: веселье nnt
- Croatian: zabava nf
- Czech: zábava nf
- Danish: morskab nutr
- Dutch: plezier nnt
- Finnish: huvi n
- Greek: κέφι n
- Italian: divertimento nm
- Japanese: 楽しみ n
- Korean: 재미 n
- Norwegian: moro nf
- Polish: zabawa nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: diversão nf
- European Spanish:
diversión
nf
- Swedish: nöje nnt
- Thai: ความขบขัน n
- Turkish: eğlence n
- Vietnamese: sự vui vẻ n
Usage examples
Suddenly something that was normally incredibly dull was starting to be fun.
, BETTER THAN THIS (2002)It is a Landmark Trust one, so it is at once stylish, beautiful, architecturally ingenious as well as interesting and fun.
Country Life (2005)This was never meant to be fun Keith Duggan TV View: It was a day of surprises.
Irish Times (2002)For Kelly Stringfellow, the fun of the fair is on her doorstep all day, every day.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Bring some levity to their lives and keep things fresh with plenty of entertainment and fun.
, MOON ASTROLOGY FOR LOVERS (2002)