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Fun definition

Fun is a noun meaning "activities that are enjoyable or amusing." It has 4 meanings, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
noun
Syllables
1
Letters
3
How common
Everyday word

Fun as a noun

  1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing

    "I do it for the fun of it"

    Same sense: playfulness, merriment

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

    "he became a figure of fun"

    Same sense: play, sport

  3. violent and excited activity

    "she asked for money and then the fun began"

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

    "he was fun to be with"

    Same sense: playfulness

Synonyms and antonyms

All synonyms of fun, sense by sense

How to say fun

Fun has 1 syllable and rhymes with one. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with fun

FUN in word games

Scrabble
6
Words With Friends
8
Anagrams
0

Is FUN a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FUN in the word checker, or unscramble FUN to see the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.