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fun
[ fuhn ]
/ fʌn /
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noun
something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.
verb (used with or without object), funned, fun·ning,
Informal. joke; kid.
adjective, fun·ner, fun·nest.
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.
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Origin of fun
1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond1
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British Dictionary definitions for fun
fun
/ (fʌn) /
noun
verb funs, funning or funned
(intr) informal to act in a joking or sporting manner
Word Origin for fun
C17: perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see fond 1
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