Fun — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʌn/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌn/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈʌn/.

Examples

I do it for the fun of it
he is fun to have around
he became a figure of fun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sport play playfulness merriment

Parts of Speech

noun	activities that are enjoyable or amusing “I do it for the fun of it”
noun	verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) “he became a figure of fun”
noun	violent and excited activity “she asked for money and then the fun began”
noun	a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement “her playfulness surprised me”

Word Forms

funny

adjective

arousing or provoking laughter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spaß

Aktivitäten, die Spaß machen oder amüsant sind

🇫🇷French

amusant

des activités agréables ou amusantes

🇪🇸Spanish

divertido

actividades que son agradables o divertidas

🇮🇹Italian

divertimento

attività piacevoli o divertenti

🇳🇱Dutch

plezier

activiteiten die leuk of amusant zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

diversão

atividades que são agradáveis ou divertidas

🇷🇺Russian

веселье

занятия, которые доставляют удовольствие или забавляют

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मज़ा

ऐसी गतिविधियाँ जो आनंददायक या मनोरंजक हों

🇧🇩Bengali

মজা

ক্রিয়াকলাপ যা উপভোগ্য বা মজাদার

🇮🇳Tamil

வேடிக்கை

வேடிக்கையான அல்லது வேடிக்கையான நடவடிக்கைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరదాగా

ఆనందించే లేదా వినోదభరితమైన కార్యకలాపాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

मजा

आनंददायक किंवा मनोरंजक क्रियाकलाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજા

પ્રવૃત્તિઓ કે જે આનંદપ્રદ અથવા મનોરંજક હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನೋದ

ಆಹ್ಲಾದಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನೋದಕರವಾದ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രസകരം

ആസ്വാദ്യകരമോ രസകരമോ ആയ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ

ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਜੋ ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਕ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزہ

ایسی سرگرمیاں جو خوشگوار یا دل لگی ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乐趣

令人愉快或有趣的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

楽しい

楽しい、または面白い活動

🇰🇷Korean

재미있는

즐겁거나 재미있는 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui vẻ

các hoạt động thú vị hoặc thú vị

🇹🇭Thai

สนุก

กิจกรรมที่สนุกสนานหรือน่าขบขัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

seru

kegiatan yang menyenangkan atau lucu

🇵🇭Filipino

masaya

mga aktibidad na kasiya-siya o nakakaaliw

🇲🇾Malay

seronok

aktiviti yang menyeronokkan atau lucu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هزار

الأنشطة الممتعة أو المسلية

🇮🇷Persian

سرگرم کننده

فعالیت هایی که لذت بخش یا سرگرم کننده هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

eğlence

eğlenceli veya eğlenceli aktiviteler

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֵּיף

פעילויות מהנות או משעשעות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fun'?

The primary meaning of 'fun' is 'activities that are enjoyable or amusing'.

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Using 'fun' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fun' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fun' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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