fun-loving
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fun-loving
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
Yet there’s another side to the story: Osbourne could also be a generous, friendly, fun-loving bloke—at least according to Stephen Rea’s “Ozzy & Me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
A two-story ADU with movie theater touches in the garage, a rooftop deck and whimsical decor in the living space offers new opportunities for fun-loving Venice family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Galeotti, who was fun-loving and talkative, loosened up Armani, who was more serious by nature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
The villagers remembered Matty as a fun-loving young man who had been destroyed when he fought the evil, unknowable forces that had menaced the village in those harsher times, seven years earlier.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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