fun (f n)n. 1. A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure. 2. Enjoyment; amusement: have fun at the beach. 3. Playful, often noisy, activity. intr.v. funned, fun·ning, funs Informal To behave playfully; joke. adj. Informal Idiom: Enjoyable; amusing: "You're a real fun guy" (Margaret Truman). for/in fun As a joke; playfully. [Possibly from fon, to make a fool of, from Middle English fonnen, to fool, possibly from fonne, fool.] Usage Note: The use of fun as an attributive adjective, as in a fun time, a fun place, probably originated in a playful reanalysis of the use of the word in sentences such as It is fun to ski, where fun has the syntactic function of adjectives such as amusing or enjoyable. The usage became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, though there is some evidence to suggest that it has 19th-century antecedents, but it can still raise eyebrows among traditionalists. The day may come when this usage is entirely unremarkable, but writers may want to avoid it in more formal contexts. |
fun [fʌn]
n
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)
fun and games Ironic or facetious amusement; frivolous activity
like fun Informal
a. (adverb) quickly; vigorously
b. (interjection) not at all! certainly not!
make fun of or poke fun at to ridicule or deride
7. (modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etc. a fun sport
vb funs, funning, funned
(intr) Informal to act in a joking or sporting manner
[perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see fond1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fun - activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| 2. | fun - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter jocosity, jocularity - fun characterized by humor waggery, waggishness - waggish behavior paronomasia, pun, punning, wordplay - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" | |
| 3. | fun - violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |
| 4. | fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" frivolity, frivolousness - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible facetiousness - playful humor sense of humor, sense of humour, humor, humour - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" |
fun
noun
1. amusement, sport, treat, pleasure, entertainment, cheer, good time, recreation, enjoyment, romp, distraction, diversion, frolic, junketing, merriment, whoopee (informal), high jinks, living it up, jollity, beer and skittles (informal), merrymaking, jollification You still have time to join in the fun.
2. joking, clowning, merriment, playfulness, play, game, sport, nonsense, teasing, jesting, skylarking (informal), horseplay, buffoonery, tomfoolery, jocularity, foolery There was lots of fun going on last night.
3. enjoyment, pleasure, joy, cheer, mirth, gaiety She had a great sense of fun.
enjoyment depression, distress, despair, grief, misery, gloom, sadness, sorrow, woe, melancholy, unhappiness, desolation
enjoyment depression, distress, despair, grief, misery, gloom, sadness, sorrow, woe, melancholy, unhappiness, desolation
adjective
enjoyable, entertaining, pleasant, amusing, lively, diverting, witty, convivial It was a fun evening.
for or in fun for a joke, tongue in cheek, jokingly, playfully, for a laugh, mischievously, in jest, teasingly, with a straight face, facetiously, light-heartedly, roguishly, with a gleam or twinkle in your eye Don't say such things, even in fun.
fun and games horseplay, clowning, romping, pranks, fooling around, rough-and-tumble, junketing, revelry, skylarking (informal), high jinks, jollity, buffoonery, merrymaking Their fun and games hurt a lot of people.
make fun of something or someone mock, tease, ridicule, poke fun at, take off, rag, rib (informal), laugh at, taunt, mimic, parody, deride, send up (Brit. informal), scoff at, sneer at, lampoon, make a fool of, pour scorn on, take the mickey out of (Brit. informal), take the piss out of (taboo slang), satirize, pull someone's leg, hold up to ridicule, make a monkey of, make sport of, make the butt of, make game of Don't make fun of me!
Quotations
"That [sex] was the most fun I've ever had without laughing" [Woody Allen Annie Hall]
"That [sex] was the most fun I've ever had without laughing" [Woody Allen Annie Hall]
Translations
fun [ˈfʌn]
n → amusement m, divertissement m
to have fun → s'amuser
Have fun! → Amuse-toi bien!
to have fun doing sth → s'amuser à faire qch
We had great fun playing in the snow → Nous nous sommes bien amusés à jouer dans la neige.
to get a lot of fun out of sth → bien s'amuser en faisant qch
to be good fun (= amusing) [person] → être drôle, être marrant(e) >
to be fun to be with
He was fun to be with → On s'amusait bien avec lui.
to be a lot of fun [activity] → être très amusant(e)
It was a lot of fun → C'était très amusant.
to do sth for fun → faire qch pour le plaisir
He entered the competition just for fun → Il a participé à la compétition juste pour le plaisir.
to do sth in fun → faire qch pour rire
it's fun! → c'est chouette!
it's not much fun → ce n'est pas très drôle, ce n'est pas très amusant
It's not much fun spending your weekends alone → Ce n'est pas très drôle de passer ses week-ends seul.
to have fun → s'amuser
Have fun! → Amuse-toi bien!
to have fun doing sth → s'amuser à faire qch
We had great fun playing in the snow → Nous nous sommes bien amusés à jouer dans la neige.
to get a lot of fun out of sth → bien s'amuser en faisant qch
to be good fun (= amusing) [person] → être drôle, être marrant(e) >
to be fun to be with
He was fun to be with → On s'amusait bien avec lui.
to be a lot of fun [activity] → être très amusant(e)
It was a lot of fun → C'était très amusant.
to do sth for fun → faire qch pour le plaisir
He entered the competition just for fun → Il a participé à la compétition juste pour le plaisir.
to do sth in fun → faire qch pour rire
it's fun! → c'est chouette!
it's not much fun → ce n'est pas très drôle, ce n'est pas très amusant
It's not much fun spending your weekends alone → Ce n'est pas très drôle de passer ses week-ends seul.
to make fun of sb/sth, to poke fun at sb/sth → se moquer de qn/qch
They made fun of him → Ils se sont moqués de lui. figure of fun
They made fun of him → Ils se sont moqués de lui. figure of fun
fun
n (= amusement) → Spaß m, (Aus also) → Spass m; to have great fun doing something → viel Spaß daran haben, etw zu tun, viel Spaß an etw (dat) → haben; in fun (= as a joke) → im or als Scherz; this is fun! → das macht Spaß or Freude!; I’m not doing it for the fun of it → ich mache das nicht zu meinem Vergnügen; we just did it for fun → wir haben das nur aus or zum Spaß gemacht; to spoil the fun → den Spaß verderben; that takes all the fun out of it → das nimmt einem den Spaß or die Freude daran; it’s fun doing this/being with him → es macht Spaß, das zu tun/mit ihm zusammen zu sein; it’s not much fun for the others though → es ist allerdings für die anderen nicht gerade ein Vergnügen; life’s not much fun sometimes → das Leben ist manchmal nicht gerade das reinste Vergnügen; it’s no fun living on your own/being broke → es macht nicht gerade Spaß, allein zu leben/pleite (inf) → zu sein; you’re no fun to be with any more → es macht keinen Spaß mehr, mit dir zusammen zu sein; he is great fun → man kriegt mit ihm viel Spaß or viel zu lachen (inf); the children thought he was great fun → die Kinder fanden ihn sehr lustig; the party was good fun → die Party hat viel Spaß gemacht; what fun! → was für ein Spaß!; that sounds like fun → das klingt gut; I wasn’t serious, I was just having a bit of fun → das hab ich nicht ernst gemeint, ich hab doch nur Spaß gemacht; the children had fun and games at the picnic → die Kinder haben beim Picknick viel Spaß gehabt; that should be fun and games (iro) → das kann ja (noch) heiter werden (inf); to make fun of or poke fun at somebody/something → sich über jdn/etw lustig machen; we had fun getting the car started (inf) → wir hatten ein bisschen Theater, ehe das Auto ansprang (inf); like fun (US inf) → (ja,) Pustekuchen! (inf)
fun [fʌn] n (enjoyment) → divertimento, spasso
for or in fun → per scherzo, per ridere
it's great fun → è molto divertente
it's not much fun → non è molto divertente
don't spoil our fun → non fare il guastafeste
there'll be fun and games with that (fig) (iro) → ci sarà da divertirsi
to do sth for the fun of it → fare qc tanto per ridere
to have fun → divertirsi
to make fun of or poke fun at sb → canzonare or prendere in giro qn
for or in fun → per scherzo, per ridere
it's great fun → è molto divertente
it's not much fun → non è molto divertente
don't spoil our fun → non fare il guastafeste
there'll be fun and games with that (fig) (iro) → ci sarà da divertirsi
to do sth for the fun of it → fare qc tanto per ridere
to have fun → divertirsi
to make fun of or poke fun at sb → canzonare or prendere in giro qn
n fun [fan]
enjoyment; a good time They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun! pret مُتْعَه، مُزاح، مَرَح забавление zábava sjov der Spaß διασκέδαση, κέφι diversión lõbu(stus), ajaviide خوشی hauskuus plaisir כֵּיף, הֲנָאָה मजाक zabava, užitak tréfa, móka kesenangan skemmtun, gaman divertimento 楽しみ 재미 smagumas, linksmybė izprieca; jautrība bergembira plezier moro, gøy, fornøyelse zabawa divertimento plăcere, distracţie веселье zábava hec, zabava zabava skoj ความสนุกสนาน eğlence 樂趣 жарт; забава تفریح sự vui đùa; trò vui 乐趣
adj funny
1 amusing; making one laugh a funny story. snaaks مُضْحِك، هَزْلي смешен legrační, zábavný morsom komisch αστείος, διασκεδαστικός divertido, gracioso naljakas خنده دار؛ سرگرم کننده hauska amusant מַצחִיק हास्यकार smiješan vicces lucu fyndinn, skemmtilegur divertente おもしろい 웃기는 juokingas jocīgs kelakar grappig morsom, gøyal zabawny divertido amuzant смешной zábavný zabaven zabavan rolig, skojig สนุกสนาน komik, gülünç 好笑的 забавний, смішний دلچسپ buồn cười, ngồ ngộ, khôi hài 好笑的
2 strange; peculiar I heard a funny noise. vreemd غَريب странен divný underlig merkwürdig παράξενος, περίεργος extraño, raro, curioso imelik عجیب و غریب kummallinen drôle (de) מוּזָר विचित्र čudan, neobičan furcsa aneh skrÿtinn strano 奇妙な 이상한, 기묘한 keistas dīvains; savāds pelik raar underlig, rar, merkelig dziwny esquisito ciudat странный osobitný, zvláštny nenavaden čudan konstig แปลก tuhaf, garip 奇怪的 чудний, дивний عجیب là lạ, khang khác 奇怪的
adv funnily
vreemd بصورة مُضْحِكَه смешно legračně, zábavně morsomt; skægt; underligt komisch αστεία divertidamente, con gracia; curiosamente, extrañamente imelikult بطور مضحک یا عجیب و غریب kummallisesti bizarrement בצורה מצחיקה अजीब cudno, smiješno mulatságosan secara aneh skemmtilega in modo buffo; in modo divertente おかしく 재미있게, 이상하게 juokingai, keistai jocīgi; dīvaini dengan kelakar grappig; vreemd genoeg morsomt, underlig zabawnie estranhamente (în mod) ciudat смешно; странно zábavne, žartovne nenavadno čudno skojigt, konstigt อย่างสนุกสนาน işin tuhafı, işe bak ki, ne tuhaftır ki 好笑地，奇怪地 смішно; чудно عجرب ڈھنگ سے lạ lùng, kỳ quặc 好笑地，奇怪地
fun and games
activities that are good fun But I have to warn you, this job is not all fun and games! pret فعاليات تسْلِيَه детска игра legrace skæg og ballade Spaß und Spiel διασκέδαση fiesta, diversión, alegría lust ja lillepidu کار تفریحی و سبک hauskanpito ce tavail n'est pas un jeu! מִשׂחָקִים וְשַׁעֲשוּעִים हंसी माजक में खेलना zabava móka-kacagás permainan spasso うかれ騒ぎ 기분전환 žaidimas, juokai izprieca permainan pret, lol moro, en dans på roser dobra zabawa забава vzrušujúca zábava zabava, hec zabava tjo och tjim, skoj กิจกรรมเพื่อความบันเทิง eğlenceli oyun 歡樂, 開玩笑 играшки پر لطف سرگرمیاں sự nô đùa vô tư lự 欢乐, 开玩笑
for fun
as a joke; for amusement The children threw stones for fun. vir die pret على سبيل المُزاح за забавление pro zábavu, z legrace for sjov aus Spaß για αστείο, για πλάκα en broma; para divertirse, para hacer la gracia ajaviiteks از روی شوخی huvin vuoksi pour s'amuser בִּצחוֹק मजे के लिए za šalu a hecc kedvéért untuk iseng til gamans, að gamni per divertimento, per gioco たわむれに 장난 삼아 juokais, pramogai joka/prieka pēc untuk suka-suka voor de grap som en spøk, for moro skyld dla żartu/zabawy por brincadeira în joacă/glumă шутки ради pre zábavu za hec iz zabave på skoj, för skojs skull เพื่อความตลกขบบัน eğlence olsun diye, vakit geçirmek için 逗樂 заради сміху تفریح کے طور پر chỉ là cho vui thôi 逗乐
in fun
as a joke; not seriously I said it in fun. vir die grap على سَبيل المُزاح на майтап v legraci, žertem for sjov; i skæg zum Spaß στα αστεία en broma naljaks به شوخی leikillään pour rire בִּצחוֹק मजाक में u šali viccből untuk lelucon til gamans, í gamni per scherzo ふざけて 농담으로 juokaujant, juokais jokojot; joka pēc gurauan voor de aardigheid for å være morsomt, for å erte noen w żartach por brincadeira în glumă в шутку zo žartu v šali u šali på skämt เป็นเรื่องตลก şakadan, şaka olsun diye 開玩笑 жартома مزاق میں chỉ là cho vui thôi 开玩笑
make fun of
to laugh at (someone, usually unkindly) They made fun of her. spot يَهْزَأ بِ، يَسْخَر من присмивам се dobírat si, dělat si legraci z gøre grin med sich lustig machen über κοροϊδεύω reírse de, mofarse de, burlarse de (kellegi kulul) nalja tegema مسخره کردن panna jotakuta halvalla se moquer de לִצחוֹק עַל- मजाक बनाना zbijati s nekim šalu kigúnyol vkit memperolokkan gera grín að prendersi gioco di, prendere in giro ～をからかう 웃기다 šaipytis iš, pajuokti izjokot kādu mentertawakan op de hak nemen gjøre narr av, ha moro med wysmiewać fazer troça de a-şi bate joc de насмехаться над doberať si, robiť si posmech (z) norčevati se iz ismevati göra narr av, driva med ล้อเลียน alay etmek, alaya almak 取笑 сміятися з مزاق اڑانا giễu cợt 取笑
fun → لهو, مزحي zábava, zábavný morskab, sjov lustig, Spaß εύθυμος, κέφι diversión, divertido hauska, huvi amusant, amusement zabava, zabavan divertente, divertimento 楽しい, 楽しみ 재미, 재미있는 leuk, plezier moro, morsom zabawa, zabawny diversão, divertido веселье, забавный nöje, rolig ความขบขัน, น่าสนุก eğlence, eğlendirici sự vui vẻ, vui vẻ 娱乐, 娱乐的
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