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fun
noun \fn\
: someone or something that is amusing or enjoyable : an enjoyable experience or person
: an enjoyable or amusing time
: the feeling of being amused or entertained
Full Definition of FUN
1
: what provides amusement or enjoyment; specifically : playful often boisterous
action or speech <full of fun>
2
: a mood for finding or making amusement <all in fun>
3
a :
AMUSEMENT
,
ENJOYMENT
<sickness takes all the fun out of life>
b : derisive jest :
SPORT
,
RIDICULE
<a figure of fun>
4
: violent or excited activity or argument
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Examples of FUN
1.

I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
2.

Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
Origin of FUN
English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle
English fonnen, from fonne dupe
First Known Use: 1727
Related to FUN
Synonyms
delight, distraction, diversion, divertissement,enter
tainment, pleasure, recreation
Antonyms
bore, bummer, downer, drag
Related Words
escape, pastime, time
killer; binge, fling, frolic, gambol,lark, revel, rollick,
romp, spree; frolicking, rollicking;carousing, convi
viality, festivity, gaiety (also gayety),hilarity, jollific
ation, jollity, merrymaking, reveling (orrevelling), r
evelry, whoopee; picnic; laugh, riot, scream;activit
y, game
Near Antonyms
killjoy, party pooper
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Synonym Discussion of FUN
FUN
,
JEST
,
SPORT
,
GAME
,
PLAY
mean action or speech that provides amusement or
arouses laughter.
FUN
usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a
lack of serious or ulterior purpose <played cards just for fun>.
JEST
implies lack of
earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing <hurt by remarks said only
in jest>.
SPORT
applies especially to the arousing of laughter against
someone <teasing begun insport led to anger>.
GAME
is close to
SPORT
, and often
stresses mischievous or malicious fun <made game of their poor
relations>.
PLAY
stresses the opposition to earnestwithout implying any malice or
mischief <pretended to strangle his brother in play>.
Rhymes with FUN
bun, done, dun, fen, gun, hon, Hun, jun, maun, none, nun,one, pun, run, shun, son
, stun, sun, sunn, ton, tonne, tun,won
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fun
intransitive verb
: to speak or act in a way that is not serious
funnedfunning

Full Definition of FUN
: to indulge in banter or play :
JOKE

Examples of FUN
1.

He's just funning with you.
2.

<just a couple of old friends funning with each other>
First Known Use of FUN
1833
Related to FUN
Synonyms
banter, chaff, fool, joke, gag, jape, jest, jive, jolly,
josh,kid, quip, wisecrack, yuk (or yuck) [slang]
Related Words
gibe (or jibe), haze, jeer, mock, rag, rally, razz, rib
,ridicule, tease; caricature, lampoon, parody, satiri
ze;amuse, divert, entertain
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fun
adjective
: providing amusement : amusing or enjoyable
sometimes
funner
sometimes
funnest

Full Definition of FUN
1
: providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment <a funparty> <a fun person
to be with>
2
: full of fun :
PLEASANT
<have a fun time>
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Examples of FUN
1.

Our vacation was a fun time.
2.

She's a fun person to be with.
3.

The park is a fun place to visit.
4.

We had a fun time at the movie.
First Known Use of FUN
circa 1846
Related to FUN
Synonyms
amusing, delightful, diverting, enjoyable, entertaini
ng,pleasurable
Antonyms
boring, drab, dreary, dull, flat, heavy, humdrum, ja
ding,leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, pleasureless,
ponderous,stodgy, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, tiring,
uninteresting,wearisome, weary, wearying
Related Words
agreeable, beguiling, nice, pleasant, satisfying, wel
come;recreational; antic, comic, comical, droll, farc
ical, funny,hilarious, humorous, laughable, ludicrou
s, ridiculous,riotous, risible, sidesplitting, uproariou
s; blithesome, gay,gleeful, happy, jocose, jocund, j
olly, jovial, merry, mirthful,sunny; exciting, stimula
ting, thrilling
Near Antonyms
disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, uncongenial,
unlovely, unpleasant, unpleasing, unwelcome
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