fun

[ fuhn ]

/ fʌn /

See synonyms for: fun / funned / funning on Thesaurus.com

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.

SYNONYMS FOR fun

1, 2 merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.

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Idioms for 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

1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond¹

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Example sentences from the Web for fun

The fun isn’t finished even if you figure out the path to success—putting it back together can be just as tricky.
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While sanctioned après festivities will be severely curtailed this year, with ski bars closed and beery events canceled, a lot of fun can be had in a parking lot.
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Tracking trends could be important, he said, but it might not be as fun.
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The Dallas Red Party is a fun, festive, can’t-miss event held in September of each year.
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It’s fun to use something like Heron’s formula to compute the area of this non-triangle.
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Some one was funning Old Wittalls for having eaten seven large cabbages at Mr. T——'s bee, a few days previous.
Roughing it in the Bush|Susanna Moodie
If we are to come to funning, the derivation "Bung-ay" may be timidly submitted.
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“Well, we'll call it hatched,” said the papa; but they knew he was just funning.
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories|W. D. Howells
I know well its only funning you are and that its not loaded; but Id be obliged to you if youd point it the other way.
The Search Party|G. A. Birmingham
He says they kill men and eat them alive, but I guess he's funning.
The William Henry Letters|Abby Morton Diaz

British Dictionary definitions for fun

fun

/ (fʌn) /

noun

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, etca fun sport

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fun

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.

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