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   fun

   /fʌn/

   noun

   • 1. enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure: "the children were having fun in the play area" Similar pleasureentertainmentenjoymentamusementexcitementgratificationjollificationmerrymakingleisurerelaxationreliefrespiterestrefreshmentrecreationdiversiondistractiongood timegreat timeinformal:R and R (rest and recreation)living it upjunketinga ballwhoopeebeer and skittlesmerrimentcheerfulnesscheerinesscheerjoyjollityjovialityjocularityhigh spiritsgaietymirthmirthfulnesslaughterhilaritygleegladnesslight-heartednesslevityvivacitylivelinessexuberanceebulliencebuoyancyperkinesszestsunninessbrightnessenthusiasmvibrancyvividnessvitalityenergyvigourvimdated:sportOpposite boredommisery
   • ▪ a source of fun: "people-watching is great fun" Similar ridiculederisionmockerylaughterscornscoffingcontemptjokingjokesjestingjeeringsneeringjibingteasingtauntingragginglampooningOpposite respect
   • ▪ playfulness or good humour: "she's full of fun"
   • ▪ behaviour or an activity that is intended purely for amusement and should not be interpreted as having any serious or malicious purpose: "the column's just a bit of fun"

   adjective

   • 1. amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable: informal "it was a fun evening" Similar enjoyableamusingdivertingpleasurablepleasingagreeableinterestingentertaininglivelyamusingfun-lovingwittyconvivialclubbableOpposite boringserious
   • ▪ (of a place or event) providing entertainment or leisure activities for children: informal "a school fun day"

   verb

   • 1. joke or tease: informal North American "no need to get sore—I was only funning"

   Word Origin late 17th century (denoting a trick or hoax): from obsolete fun ‘to cheat or hoax’, dialect variant of late Middle English fon ‘make a fool of, be a fool’, related to fon ‘a fool’, of unknown origin. Compare with fond.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › funFun Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FUN is what provides amusement or enjoyment; specifically : playful often boisterous action or speech. How to use fun in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fun. Frequently Asked Questions About fun.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFUN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FUN definition: 1. pleasure, enjoyment, or entertainment: 2. for pleasure: 3. to make a joke about someone or…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFUN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as a fun thing, you mean that you think it is enjoyable. If you describe someone as a fun person, you mean that you enjoy being with them.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfun noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of fun noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › funFun - definition of fun by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a source of enjoyment, amusement, diversion, etc. 2. pleasure, gaiety, or merriment. 3. jest or sport (esp in the phrases in or for fun) 4. fun and games facetious ironic amusement; frivolous activity. 5. like fun informal. a. ( adverb) quickly; vigorously.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFUN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   enjoyment or pleasure, or something that gives you enjoyment or pleasure: You'll like it - it's good fun! She's great fun to be with. Have fun! (= enjoy yourself) It's no fun having to work late every night. Fewer examples. I got there late and missed out on all the fun. We were having so much fun, I didn't want to go home.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › funFun Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   A source or cause of amusement or merriment, as an amusing person or thing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Playful, often noisy, activity. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sport. playfulness. merriment. waggishness. waggery. pleasantry. horseplay. happy. gayety. facetiousness. divertisement amusement.

9. www.dictionary.com › browse › funFUN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Fun definition: something that provides mirth or amusement. See examples of FUN used in a sentence.

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › funFun - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    fun. When you are having fun, you are having a good time. Watching little kids jump around inside an inflatable bouncy house, you can instantly tell how much fun they're having.

11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › funfun - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 3, 2024 · fun (comparative more fun or funner, superlative most fun or funnest) Enjoyable or amusing. We had a fun time at the party. He is such a fun person to be with. 2016 January 11, Tom Bateman, quoted in Nigel Hunt, "Jekyll and Hyde, TV revamp of Robert Louis Stevenson classic, debuts on CBC-TV" CBC News, Canada: