fun

[fuhn] /fʌn/
noun
1.
something that provides mirth or amusement:
A picnic would be fun.
2.
enjoyment or playfulness:
She's full of fun.
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), funned, funning
3.
Informal. joke; kid.
adjective, funner, funnest.
4.
Informal. of or pertaining to fun, especially to social fun:
a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
5.
Informal. whimsical; flamboyant:
The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.
Idioms
6.
for / in fun, as a joke; not seriously; playfully:
His insults were only in fun.
7.
like fun, Informal. certainly not; of doubtful truth:
He told us that he finished the exam in an hour. Like fun he did!
8.
make fun of, to make the object of ridicule; deride:
The youngsters made fun of their teacher.
Origin
1675-85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond1
Synonyms
1, 2. merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.
Examples from the web for fun
  • There are no helicoptering, happy-fun card-providing parents here.
  • It will not be a lot of fun being a crime reporter in the capital for the foreseeable future.
  • Moreover, not only can gift-giving add value for the recipient, but it can be fun for the giver too.
  • Others merely think it fun to touch something so bulbous and endangered.
  • It was unconventional, risqué, slightly mad and a lot of fun to work for and read.
  • To make the humiliation complete, they recruit these executives as models, which is great fun for the rest of the staff.
  • It is fun to match the works on view with the people who gave them, speculating about the characters of the benefactors.
  • Sources of free or near-free fun are rising in importance.
  • The researchers did not confine themselves to poking fun at lexicographers, though.
  • For a family vacation, the element of fun is a must-have for any destination.
British Dictionary definitions for fun

fun

/fʌn/
noun
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.
(facetious, ironic) fun and games, amusement; frivolous activity
5.
(informal) like fun
  1. (adverb) quickly; vigorously
  2. (interjection) not at all! certainly not!
6.
make fun of, poke fun at, to ridicule or deride
7.
(modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etc: a fun sport
verb funs, funning, funned
8.
(intransitive) (informal) to act in a joking or sporting manner
Word Origin
C17: perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see fond1
Word Origin and History for fun
n.

"diversion, amusement," 1727, earlier "a cheat, trick" (c.1700), from verb fun (1680s) "to cheat, hoax," of uncertain origin, probably a variant of Middle English fonnen "befool" (c.1400; see fond).

Stigmatized by Johnson as "a low cant word." Older sense is preserved in phrase to make fun of (1737) and funny money "counterfeit bills" (1938, though this may be more for the sake of the rhyme). See also funny.

Slang definitions & phrases for fun

fun

adjective

With which, with whom, in which, etc, one can have fun: Mickey and his chums introduce each other as ''a real fun guy'' (1950s+)

Related Terms

like hell, poke fun


fun in Technology


A typed lambda-calculus, similar to SOL[2]. "On Understanding Types, Data Abstractions and Polymorphism", L. Cardelli et al, ACM Comp Surveys 17(4) (Dec 1985).

Idioms and Phrases with fun

fun

In addition to the idiom beginning with
fun
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also see under:
funny