fun

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Pronunciation

• (America, British) enPR: fŭn, IPA: /fʌn/
• (North England) IPA: /fʊn/

Noun

fun (uncountable)

1. amusement, enjoyment or pleasure
2. playful, often noisy, activity.

Synonyms

• (enjoyment, amusement) amusement, diversion, enjoyment, a laugh, pleasure
• (playful, often noisy, activity) boisterousness, horseplay, rough and tumble

Translations

• French: amusement
• German: Spaß, Vergnügen, Amüsement
• Italian: divertimento
• Portuguese: divertimento, diversão
• Russian: поте́ха
• Spanish: diversión, gracia

Translations

• Italian: allegria, svago
• Portuguese: divertimento

Adjective

fun

1. (informal) enjoyable, amusing

   We had a fun time at the party.

   He is such a fun person to be with.

   • 2016 January 11, Tom Bateman, quoted in Nigel Hunt, "Jekyll and Hyde, TV revamp of Robert Louis Stevenson classic, debuts on CBC-TV" ↗ CBC News, Canada:

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

2. (informal) whimsical, flamboyant

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

Translations

• French: amusant
• German: lustig, spaßig; to be fun: Spaß machen
• Italian: divertente
• Portuguese: divertido
• Russian: заба́вный
• Spanish: divertido

Verb

fun (funs, present participle funning; past and past participle funned)

1. (colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.

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

Translations

• French: amuser

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