About The Word Fun

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Fun

Fun Meaning & Definition
Fun Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fun?

[n] activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
[n] violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; (colloquial) "they began to fight like fun"
[n] a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
[n] verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fun: merriment | play | playfulness | playfulness | sport

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fun: act | action | amusement | amusing | animal pleasure | ball | be merry with | beguiling | behave | belly laugh | big time | blitheness | blue story | bodily pleasure | carnal delight | comfort | content | contentment | coziness | crack a joke | crack wise | creature comforts | delightful | dirty joke | dirty story | disport | diversion | diverting | do | double entendre | ease | endpleasure | enjoyment | entertaining | entertainment | ethnic joke | euphoria | fleer at | fool | forepleasure | frivolity | fruition | fun and games | function | funmaking | funny story | gag | game | gibe at | glee | gleefulness | go | good one | good story | good time | gratification | great fun | great satisfaction | gusto | hearty enjoyment | high glee | high old time | high time | hilariousness | hilarity | howler | humorous | intellectual pleasure | jape | jest | jestbook | jive | jocularity | jocundity | joie de vivre | joke | jolliness | jollity | jolly | josh | joviality | joy | joyfulness | joyousness | keen pleasure | kicks | kid | kid around | laugh | laughs | laughter | levity | lovely time | luxury | make a funny | make fun | make fun of | merriment | merriness | mirth | mirthfulness | mischief | mock | officiate | operate | panic | perform | physical pleasure | picnic | play | play on words | pleasant time | pleasure | point | poke fun at | pun | quiet pleasure | quip | rag | razz | react | recreation | recreational | relish | rib | rib tickler | ridicule | riot | run | satisfaction | scintillate | scoff at | scream | self-gratification | self-indulgence | sensual pleasure | sensuous pleasure | serve | sexual pleasure | sick joke | sidesplitter | sight gag | sparkle | sport | story | sweetness of life | take | teasing | titillating | titillation | titillative | utter a mot | visual joke | voluptuousness | well-being | wheeze | wisecrack | work | wow | yarn | zest

See Also | activity | archness | clowning | comedy | diversion | drollery | facetiousness | friskiness | frivolity | frivolousness | frolicsomeness | funniness | humor | humor | humour | humour | impertinence | impishness | jocosity | jocularity | mischievousness | paronomasia | perkiness | pertness | puckishness | pun | punning | recreation | sauciness | sense of humor | sense of humour | sportiveness | waggery | waggishness | whimsicality | wit | witticism | wittiness | wordplay

Fun In Webster's Dictionary

\Fun\, n. [Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. fonn pleasure.] Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement. ``Oddity, frolic, and fun.'' --Goldsmith. {To make fan of}, to hold up to, or turn into, ridicule.

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