fun

Pleasure you get from an activity or experience.

• We had fun today.
• The children had lots of fun at the park.
• Was the party any fun?

Similar words: enjoyment, pleasure

Common phrases: have fun, lots of fun, good fun, for fun

Enjoyable and likely to make you feel happy or amused.

• This is a fun game.
• The trip was more fun than I expected.
• Would it be fun to try skating?

How to use it: be fun to do something (It is fun to cook with friends.)

Similar words: enjoyable, entertaining, amusing

Opposites: boring

Common phrases: fun game, fun to do, fun person

Bright, unusual, or playful in a way that makes something seem cheerful.

• She chose some fun colours.
• Those fun shoes brighten up a plain outfit.
• The designer added fun patterns to the walls.

Similar words: playful, whimsical

Opposites: plain

Common phrases: fun colours, fun design, fun patterns

To say something playful to someone without meaning it seriously.

• I was only funning you.
• They were funning with each other after lunch.
• Do not believe him; he is just funning.

How to use it: fun with someone (Relax, I am only funning with you.)

Similar words: kid, tease, joke with

Common phrases: fun someone, fun with someone