no fun
70
2.8
- idiom
:
poco divertido
- It was no fun waiting in the long line at the amusement park.
The story would be no fun if there weren't twists and turns.
- The story would be no fun if there weren't twists and turns.
- These people become a dream and they are no fun to be around.
- Secret secrets are no fun unless they're shared with a couple of nuns.
- Getting stronger is hard work, but it doesn't have to be no fun, it can be really fun.
- Are you, are you just a curmudgeon and, and, and you're no fun.
- Look, a roller coaster ride without ups and downs is no fun.
- We missed one due to my having COVID in in May, which was no fun, but you know better now.
- You know, sitting there next to someone who over sprays is no fun.
- That's really good because I've gotten unsolicited advice from people that I didn't appreciate and it's no fun.
- And so do you see, I guess it needs context because having a bad hip and a bad knee is no fun either.
- And it is no fun and there is help available and it can be sorted and you can sleep like a normal person.
- You know, there is not a single day without the question popping out and I always say my friend, if I give the answer, it will be no fun.
- So I'm all cramped up, no fun, just me and my agua.
Examples
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Trust me, hanging out together is no fun for either of us.
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Come on, that's no fun!
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These people become a dream and they are no fun to be around.
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Maybe it's no fun without people around.
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You two are no fun.
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It's no fun unless you really love the person.
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But Horn, we have no fun without you.
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He's no fun to be around, is he?
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For me, the show is no fun if one of the brothers resents being there.
Blog text (20) -
It's no fun to be swept by a storm of emotion every fifty pages either!
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
721
1.0
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
8
4.6
Not feeling happy or showing any pleasure
Not interesting to watch, read or listen to
Not enjoyable or satisfying
Not wanting to joke or have fun
Antonyms
How Fun
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'not enjoyable' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'no' (negation/none) with 'fun' (enjoyment), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer the phrase meaning. This negative determiner + noun pattern is common across languages and follows basic English composition, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase no fun gives a simple picture: imagine a party with games but no laughter because no cancels fun. So it came to mean 'not enjoyable' or 'not pleasant to be around'.