I am pretty sure that most of you know what the words 'fun' and 'funny' mean. The important thing is, not many realize that the word 'fun' apart from being a noun is also an adjective. I have hardly seen people using fun as an adjective. Let us first see the meanings of the words fun and funny.
Fun (adjective) - something that results in amusement, joy or entertainment.
Funny (adjective) - something that results in laughter, humour, etc.
2. His speech was funny.
3. I had a fun time playing at the amusement park.
4. We had a fun experience on our last tour.
Both the adjectives, funny and fun mean amusement, joy, etc. But, 'funny' is mostly used to indicate laughter and humour.
Be more specific and example 1 could be modified as follows.
5. Dexter's speech was funny.
6. American Pie is a funny movie.
If you still would like to follow the same pattern of example 1, say the following.
7. Dexter is a fun guy
or
Dexter is full of fun (fun is a noun here).
The above example lets us know how the adjective 'fun' would really be useful to speak formally. Because, not many realize that fun is also an adjective, we usually say that we had a great time, it was a great movie, we had a good talk, etc.
What do you mean by great? Are you trying to say that you spent some time doing something which was entertaining. Then don't use the word 'great'. Use a word that actually means entertainment. This is when the word 'fun' can be used.
When you use the adjective 'fun', the sentences may be as follows.
8. We had a fun time.
9. It was a fun movie.
10. We had a fun talk.
Feel free to post your comments or queries and expect replies right away.
Fun (adjective) - something that results in amusement, joy or entertainment.
Funny (adjective) - something that results in laughter, humour, etc.
The difference between fun and funny can be easily understood with the following examples.
1. Dexter is a funny guy. (Avoid saying this)2. His speech was funny.
3. I had a fun time playing at the amusement park.
4. We had a fun experience on our last tour.
Both the adjectives, funny and fun mean amusement, joy, etc. But, 'funny' is mostly used to indicate laughter and humour.
Fun vs Funny:
Example 1 means that you say that Dexter is funny. Dexter might get offended because instead of being particular telling that Dexter's speech or acts were funny, you say that Dexter himself is funny, which is an informal way of speaking.Be more specific and example 1 could be modified as follows.
5. Dexter's speech was funny.
6. American Pie is a funny movie.
If you still would like to follow the same pattern of example 1, say the following.
7. Dexter is a fun guy
or
Dexter is full of fun (fun is a noun here).
The above example lets us know how the adjective 'fun' would really be useful to speak formally. Because, not many realize that fun is also an adjective, we usually say that we had a great time, it was a great movie, we had a good talk, etc.
What do you mean by great? Are you trying to say that you spent some time doing something which was entertaining. Then don't use the word 'great'. Use a word that actually means entertainment. This is when the word 'fun' can be used.
When you use the adjective 'fun', the sentences may be as follows.
8. We had a fun time.
9. It was a fun movie.
10. We had a fun talk.
Feel free to post your comments or queries and expect replies right away.
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