funnoun [ U ]
uk/fʌn/us/fʌn/fun noun [ U ] (PLEASURE)
A1 pleasure, enjoyment, or entertainment:
Have fun (= enjoy yourself)!
Having fun (= are you enjoying yourself)?
I really enjoyed your party - it was such good fun.
She's great fun to be with.
Mark was ill for most of the holiday so that took all the fun out of it.
It's no fun/not much fun (= not enjoyable) having to work on Saturdays.
a fun-loving girl
"We're going on a picnic this weekend." "What fun (= how enjoyable)!"
The relationship was never going to work, but it was fun while it lasted.
for fun also for the fun of it
B1 for pleasure:
I ran but just for fun.
make fun of sb/sth
B2 to make a joke about someone or something in a way that is not kind:
The other children were always making fun of him because he was fat and wore glasses.
More examples
- It's all good clean fun.
- Playing card games is not my idea of fun.
- She's only having a bit of fun - leave her be.
- Don't be angry - it was just a joke - where's your sense of fun?
- Time flies when you're having fun.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General words for fun
- amusement
- crack
- craic
- fling
- gas
- giggle
- hoopla
- horseplay
- jollification
- laugh
- merriment
- play
- riot
- rough
- rough and tumble idiom
- sport
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Pleasure and happiness
Mocking and taunting
fun noun [ U ] (GAME/JOKE)
behaviour or activities that are not serious; games or jokes:
The children are always full of fun.
UK I didn't mean to upset her - it was just a bit of fun.
I didn't mean what I said, it was only in fun (= a joke).
More examples
- What's wrong with having a bit of fun?
- She's only having a bit of fun - leave her alone.
- Don't be angry - it was just a joke - where's your sense of fun?
- There were those who found the joke offensive, but Johnson insisted it was just a bit of harmless fun.
- We had a lot of fun preparing for the Halloween party.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General words for fun
- amusement
- crack
- craic
- fling
- gas
- giggle
- hoopla
- horseplay
- jollification
- laugh
- merriment
- play
- riot
- rough
- rough and tumble idiom
- sport
Idiom(s)
have fun and games
not be all fun and games
funadjective [ before noun ]
uk/fʌn/us/fʌn/A2 enjoyable:
There are lots of fun things to do here.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- all things to all people idiom
- attractive
- banging
- be better than sex idiom
- brighten
- do sb the world of good idiom
- dreamy
- ducky
- enchant
- engaging
- jolly
- keep sb sweet idiom
- knock
- leafy
- lighten
- lovely
- make sb's day idiom
- quench
- tickle
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