The difference between Fun and Giggle

When used as nouns, fun means amusement, enjoyment or pleasure, whereas giggle means a high-pitched, silly laugh.

When used as verbs, fun means to tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of, whereas giggle means to laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice.


Fun is also adjective with the meaning: enjoyable, amusing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fun and Giggle

  1. Fun as a noun:

    amusement, enjoyment or pleasure

  2. Fun as a noun:

    playful, often noisy, activity.

  1. Fun as an adjective (informal):

    enjoyable, amusing

    Examples:

    "We had a fun time at the party."

    "He is such a fun person to be with."

  2. Fun as an adjective (informal):

    whimsical, flamboyant

    Examples:

    "This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons."

  1. Fun as a verb (colloquial):

    To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.

    Examples:

    "Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you."

  1. Giggle as a verb:

    To laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in a silly or giddy way.

    Examples:

    "The jokes had them giggling like little girls all evening."

  1. Giggle as a noun:

    A high-pitched, silly laugh.

  2. Giggle as a noun (informal):

    Fun; an amusing episode.

    Examples:

    "We put itching powder down his shirt for giggles."

    "The women thought it would be quite a giggle to have a strippergram at the bride's hen party."