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fun
[fuhn]
noun
something that provides mirth or amusement.
A picnic would be fun.
Synonyms: , , ,enjoyment or playfulness.
She's full of fun.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with or without object)
Informal.joke; kid.
adjective
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.
fun
/ ʌ /
noun
a source of enjoyment, amusement, diversion, etc
pleasure, gaiety, or merriment
jest or sport (esp in the phrases in or for fun )
facetiousamusement; frivolous activity
informal
(adverb) quickly; vigorously
(interjection) not at all! certainly not!
to ridicule or deride
(modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etc
a fun sport
verb
informal(intr) to act in a joking or sporting manner
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fun1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fun1
Idioms and Phrases
for / in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully.
His insults were only in fun.
make fun of, to make the object of ridicule; deride.
The youngsters made fun of their teacher.
like fun, certainly not; of doubtful truth.
He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did!
Example Sentences
And I feel like mixing some things that are real with some things that are obviously an illusion is kind of fun.
It follows gigs "all over the world - just getting my face in front of everyone which was fun", he told BBC Radio Manchester.
“It was all in joke and good fun.”
It’s so fun to just listen to the stories.
“How do you find a fun and interesting balance between the way Murderbot speaks and the way he thinks?”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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