fun

American  

[fuhn] / fʌn /

noun

1. something that provides mirth or amusement.

   A picnic would be fun.

   Synonyms:

   gaiety, play, pleasure, merriment

2. enjoyment or playfulness.

   She's full of fun.

   Synonyms:

   gaiety, play, pleasure, merriment

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verb (used with or without object)

funned, funning

1. Informal. joke; kid.

adjective

funner, funnest

1. Informal. of or relating to fun, especially to social fun.

   a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.

2. Informal. whimsical; flamboyant.

   The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.

idioms

1. for / in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully.

   His insults were only in fun.

2. make fun of, to make the object of ridicule; deride.

   The youngsters made fun of their teacher.

3. like fun, certainly not; of doubtful truth.

   He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did!

fun British  

/ fʌn /

noun

1. a source of enjoyment, amusement, diversion, etc

2. pleasure, gaiety, or merriment

3. jest or sport (esp in the phrases in or for fun )

4. facetious amusement; frivolous activity

5. informal

   1. (adverb) quickly; vigorously

   2. (interjection) not at all! certainly not!

6. to ridicule or deride

7. (modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etc

   a fun sport

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verb

1. informal (intr) to act in a joking or sporting manner

fun More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing fun

• for fun
• funny
• like fun
• make fun of
• more fun than a barrel of monkeys

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Etymology

Origin of fun

First recorded in 1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon “to befool”; fond ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

"My kids always made fun of me for my obsession with gold. But now they admit that my traditional saving style was efficient."

From Barron's

"The editors are not doing this for fun. They do fundamentally believe in freedom of expression. They are doing this in order to survive," she says.

From BBC

An attraction between teen Australian boys was the backdrop for another much-liked work, which got picked up by indie studio Neon: “Leviticus,” an eerie horror movie poking fun at conversion therapy from writer-director Adrian Chiarella.

From The Wall Street Journal

Take a deep breath and remember to have some fun.

From MarketWatch

It’s fun to imagine that rustic, semi-remote places like this never change, but of course they do, for better and worse.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• celebration
• distraction
• enjoyment
• joke
• joy
• laughter
• pastime
• pleasure
• sport