fun
something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.
Informal. joke; kid.
Informal. of or relating to fun, especially to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
Informal. whimsical; flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.
Idioms about fun
for / in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully: His insults were only in fun.
like fun, Informal. certainly not; of doubtful truth: He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did!
make fun of, to make the object of ridicule; deride: The youngsters made fun of their teacher.
Origin of fun
1Other words for fun
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How to use fun in a sentence
What fair lady can bear the sight of her face painted in one of the old poke bonnets of funner days?
Ask Momma | R. S. Surtees
British Dictionary definitions for fun
/ (fʌn) /
a source of enjoyment, amusement, diversion, etc
pleasure, gaiety, or merriment
jest or sport (esp in the phrases in or for fun)
fun and games facetious, ironic amusement; frivolous activity
like fun informal
(adverb) quickly; vigorously
(interjection) not at all! certainly not!
make fun of or poke fun at to ridicule or deride
(modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etc: a fun sport
(intr) informal to act in a joking or sporting manner
Origin of fun
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with fun
In addition to the idiom beginning with fun
- fun and games
- funny bone
- funny business
- funny money
also see:
- for fun
- like fun
- make fun of
- more fun than a barrel of monkeys
Also see underfunny.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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