Meaning of fun In English

• 0 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.

  • I ran but just for fun.

  • The other children were always making fun of him because he was fat and wore glasses.

• 1 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).

• 2 enjoyable:

  • There are lots of fun things to do here.

• 3 pleasure, enjoyment, amusement, or someone or something that causes this:

  • Everybody had a lot of fun at the party.

  • It’s no fun having to work on Saturdays.

  • He studies French just for fun/for the fun of it.

  • I only said it in fun (= as a joke).

• 4 enjoyable:

  • Going camping would be a really fun thing to do.

  • Cindy is a fun person (= enjoyable to be with).