fun — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   amusementdiversionenjoymenta laughpleasure

   Examples

   Grafting your boss's face onto the hind end of a donkey is fun, but serious fun is when you create the impossible and it looks real.

2. Playful, often noisy, activity.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   boisterousnesshorseplayrough and tumble

Adjective

1. Enjoyable or amusing.

   Examples

   We had a fun time at the party.

   He is such a fun person to be with.

   More examples (1)

   He's the liberated character that everyone wants to be, so he was very fun to play

2. Whimsical or flamboyant.

   Usage

   • Informal

   Examples

   This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons.

Verb

1. To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.

   Usage

   • Colloquial

   Examples

   Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you.

Noun

1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing

   Synonyms

   merrimentplayfulness

   Broader terms

   diversionrecreation

   Examples

   I do it for the fun of it

   he is fun to have around

2. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

   Synonyms

   playsport

   Broader terms

   withumorhumourwitticismwittiness

   Examples

   he became a figure of fun

   he said it in sport

3. violent and excited activity

   Broader terms

   activity

   Examples

   she asked for money and then the fun began

4. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement

   Synonyms

   playfulness

   Broader terms

   frivolityfrivolousness

   Examples

   her playfulness surprised me

   he was fun to be with