Fun vs Funnier - What's the difference?
fun | funnier |
(informal) enjoyable, amusing
(informal) whimsical, flamboyant
amusement, enjoyment or pleasure
* 2000 , Robert Stanley, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe Photoshop 6 , Alpha Books, page 377
playful, often noisy, activity.
(colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.
(funny)
Amusing; humorous; comical.
Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
(humorous) A joke.
* 2014 , Brian Conaghan, When Mr. Dog Bites (page 54)
(humorous) A comic strip.
* 2009 , R. P. Moffa, The Vaulted Sky (page 343)
(British) A narrow boat for sculling.
As a verb fun
is give.As a preposition fun
is for, on behalf of.As an adjective funnier is
(funny).fun
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Adjective
(en-adj)- We had a fun time at the party.
- He is such a fun person to be with.
- This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons.
Usage notes
* Note that the use of fun as an adjective is often considered unacceptable in formal contexts. For more on the slang comparative and superlative, the use of which is disputed, seethis discussion
Derived terms
* funnyNoun
(-)- Grafting your boss's face onto the hind end of a donkey is fun, but serious fun is when you create the impossible and it looks real.
Synonyms
* amusement, diversion, enjoyment, a laugh, pleasure * boisterousness, horseplay, rough and tumbleDerived terms
* for the fun of it * fun and games * fun bags * funfair * funfest * fun-loving * fun-maker * funny * fun run, fun runner, fun running * funster * good fun * great fun * have fun * have fun with * in fun * like fun * make fun of * poke fun atVerb
- Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you.
Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----funnier
English
Adjective
(head)funny
English
Etymology 1
From .Adjective
(er)- When I went to the circus, I only found the clowns funny .
- The milk smelt funny so I poured it away.
- I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
Synonyms
* See also * See alsoDerived terms
Noun
(funnies)- Everyone would be sitting on big fluffy white clouds singing songs, telling funnies and just enjoying the day.
- His father was more likely to listen to the radio, although he would read the Sunday funnies , and his grandmother would only read the Italian language paper she picked up at the corner candy store.