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   fun

   /fən/

   noun

   • 1. enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure: "the children were having fun in the play area" Similar pleasureentertainmentenjoymentamusementexcitementgratificationjollificationmerrymakingleisurerelaxationreliefrespiterestrefreshmentrecreationdiversiondistractiongood timegreat timeinformal:R and R (rest and recreation)living it upjunketinga ballwhoopeebeer and skittlesmerrimentcheerfulnesscheerinesscheerjoyjollityjovialityjocularityhigh spiritsgaietymirthmirthfulnesslaughterhilaritygleegladnesslight-heartednesslevityvivacitylivelinessexuberanceebulliencebuoyancyperkinesszestsunninessbrightnessenthusiasmvibrancyvividnessvitalityenergyvigorvimdated:sportOpposite boredommisery
   • ▪ a source of fun: "people watching is great fun" Similar ridiculederisionmockerylaughterscornscoffingcontemptjokingjokesjestingjeeringsneeringjibingteasingtauntingragginglampooningOpposite respect
   • ▪ playful behavior or good humor: "she's full of fun"
   • ▪ behavior or an activity that is intended purely for amusement and should not be interpreted as having serious or malicious purposes: "it was nothing serious; they just enjoyed having some harmless fun"
   • ▪ (of a place or event) providing entertainment or leisure activities for children: "a 33-acre movie-themed fun park"

   adjective

   • 1. amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable: informal "it was a fun evening" Similar enjoyableamusingdivertingpleasurablepleasingagreeableinterestingentertaininglivelyamusingfun-lovingwittyconvivialclubbableOpposite boringserious

   verb

   • 1. joke or tease: informal North American "no need to get sore—I was only funning"

   Word Origin late 17th century (denoting a trick or hoax): from obsolete fun ‘to cheat or hoax’, dialect variant of late Middle English fon ‘make a fool of, be a fool’, related to fon ‘a fool’, of unknown origin. Compare with fond.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › funFun Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FUN is providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment. How to use fun in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fun. Frequently Asked Questions About fun.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFUN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FUN definition: 1. pleasure, enjoyment, or entertainment: 2. for pleasure: 3. to make a joke about someone or…. Learn more.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › funFUN Synonyms: 305 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for FUN: entertainment, delight, diversion, recreation, pleasure, picnic, activity, distraction; Antonyms of FUN: bore, drag, bummer, downer, killjoy, party pooper, earnest, gravity

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   Fun definition: something that provides mirth or amusement. See examples of FUN used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFUN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as a fun thing, you mean that you think it is enjoyable. If you describe someone as a fun person, you mean that you enjoy being with them.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › funFun - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of fun. noun. activities that are enjoyable or amusing. “I do it for the fun of it” “he is fun to have around” synonyms: merriment, playfulness. see more. noun. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement. “he was fun to be with” synonyms: playfulness. see more. noun.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfun noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of fun noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › fun_nfun, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   Meaning & use. noun. 1. 1699–. An act of fraud or deception; a trick played on a person; a joke. Scottish (Orkney and Shetland) in later use. 1699. Fun, a Cheat or slippery Trick. B. E., New Dictionary Canting Crew. 1719. A Hackney Coachman he did buy her, And was not this a very good Fun. in T. D'Urfey, Wit & Mirth vol. V. 259. 1747. Hey!

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFUN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    to make a joke about someone or something in an unkind way: The other children at school used to make fun of his hair. fun. adjective. uk / fʌn / us. A2. enjoyable or entertaining: There are lots of fun things to do here. (Definition of fun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fun.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › funFun Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    Noun. Verb. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. funs. Lively, joyous play or playfulness; amusement, sport, recreation, etc. Webster's New World. Enjoyment or pleasure. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A source or cause of amusement or merriment, as an amusing person or thing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.