Is funner a correct word?

Definition: More (or Most) Amusing or Enjoyable I am sad that “funner” and “funnest” are not proper words. We may often use fun as an adjective today (‘I had a fun time’), but when the word first entered the English language at the end of the 17th century it was mostly used as a verb or a noun.

Is more fun or funner correct?

With the popular use of these two forms, more fun or funner / most fun or funnest, so incredibly lopsided, it is clear to see what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. More fun is accepted; funner is not. Most fun is accepted; funnest is not.

How do you use funner?

Before we address that issue, let’s look at some examples of fun as a noun.

1. She has the most fun when she is dancing.
2. He had more fun dancing than he anticipated.
3. Morris is a fun guy.
4. Keith is more fun than Bjorn.
5. Keith is funner than Bjorn.
6. Gregory is the most fun man I ever met.
7. Gregory is the funnest man I ever met.

Is funner a Scrabble word?

Funner is valid Scrabble Word.

Is it hungrier or more hungry?

Comparative form of hungry: more hungry.

Is Nicer correct grammar?

Senior Member. Both grammatically correct, but “nicer” is by far the more common idiom.

Is “funnest” really a word?

Funnest is a regular superlative of the adjective fun. However, the use of fun as an adjective is itself still often seen as informal or casual and to be avoided in formal writing, and this would apply equally to the superlative form.

Is Funner a word in the Webster Dictionary?

But if you’re thinking that that logic is downright silly, most dictionary establishments agree with you. And they also agree that…the answer to “is funner a word?” is yes. If you want to consider “fun,” as an adjective, a word, then “funner” is indeed a word, as is “funnest,” per normal rules of adjective formation.

Which is correct Funner or more fun?

Funner, funnest. Some English traditionalists claim that the only correct comparative form of the adjective fun is more fun, that the only superlative is most fun, and that funner and funnest are only appropriate in the most informal contexts.

Is it more fun or Funner?

As a noun, fun means enjoyment. Fun is not universally accepted as an adjective. People who do accept it as an adjective seem to prefer more fun and most fun over funner and funnest.