Entertaining vs. Fun — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Entertaining and Fun
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Entertaining
Agreeably diverting; amusing
They staged an entertaining puppet show.
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Fun
Fun is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "Light-hearted pleasure, enjoyment, or amusement; boisterous joviality or merrymaking; entertainment". Although particularly associated with recreation and play, it may be encountered during working time.
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Entertaining
Very amusing; that entertains.
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Fun
Enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure
The children were having fun in the play area
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Entertaining
Present participle of entertain
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Fun
Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable
It was a fun evening
Being on set with the cast and crew was really fun
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Entertaining
(archaic) Entertainment.
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Fun
Joke or tease
They are just funning you
No need to get sore—I was only funning
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Entertaining
Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting.
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Fun
Enjoyment; amusement
We had fun at the beach.
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Entertaining
Agreeably diverting or amusing;
An entertaining puppet show
Films should be entertaining
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Fun
A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure
Was the party fun?.
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Fun
To speak or act facetiously; joke or fool.
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Fun
To tease or speak playfully to.
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Fun
Enjoyable; amusing
"You're a real fun guy" (Margaret Truman).
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Fun
Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure
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Fun
Playful, often noisy, activity.
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Fun
(informal) Enjoyable or amusing.
We had a fun time at the party.
He is such a fun person to be with.
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Fun
(informal) Whimsical or flamboyant.
This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons.
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Fun
(colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.
Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you.
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Fun
Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.
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Fun
Activities that are enjoyable or amusing;
I do it for the fun of it
He is fun to have around
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Fun
Verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously);
He became a figure of fun
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Fun
Violent and excited activity;
She asked for money and then the fun began
They began to fight like fun
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Fun
A disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement;
Her playfulness surprised me
He was fun to be with
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Fun
Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining;
An amusing speaker
A diverting story
A fun thing to do
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