Excitement vs. Fun — What's the Difference?

The act or an instance of exciting.

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.

The condition of being excited.

Enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure

Something that excites

Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable

(uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

Joke or tease

(countable) something that excites.

Enjoyment; amusement

The act of exciting, or the state of being roused into action, or of having increased action; impulsion; agitation; as, an excitement of the people.

A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure

That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive.

To speak or act facetiously; joke or fool.

A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues.

To tease or speak playfully to.

The feeling of lively and cheerful joy;

Enjoyable; amusing

The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up;

Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure

Something that agitates and arouses;

Playful, often noisy, activity.

Disturbance usually in protest

(informal) Enjoyable or amusing.

(informal) Whimsical or flamboyant.

(colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.

Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.

Activities that are enjoyable or amusing;

Verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously);

Violent and excited activity;

A disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement;

Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining;