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Meaning of fun in English:
fun
Pronunciation /fʌn/
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NOUN
mass noun
1Enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure.
‘the children were having fun in the play area’
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Synonyms
1.1A source of fun.‘people-watching is great fun’More example sentencesSynonyms
1.2Playfulness or good humour.‘she's full of fun’More example sentences
1.3Behaviour 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’More example sentences
ADJECTIVE
1informal Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable.
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Synonyms
1.1attributive (of a place or event) providing entertainment or leisure activities for children.More example sentences
VERBfuns, funning, funned
informal North American
Joke or tease.
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Usage
The use of fun as an adjective meaning ‘enjoyable,’ as in we had a fun evening, is now established in informal use. The comparative and superlative forms funner and funnest are sometimes used but should be restricted to very informal contexts.
Phrases
poke fun at
Tease or ridicule (someone) in a mocking way.
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fun and games
Amusing and enjoyable activities.
‘teaching isn't all fun and games’
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not much fun
Not pleasant or enjoyable.
‘it can't be much fun living next door to him’
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for fun
In order to amuse oneself and not for any more serious purpose.
‘I paint a bit for fun’
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in fun
Not intended seriously; as a joke.
‘remember when you meet the press to say that your speech was all in fun’
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make fun of
Tease, laugh at, or joke about (someone) in a mocking way.
‘she didn't even notice he was making fun of her’
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like fun
1North American dated An ironic exclamation of contradiction or disbelief in response to a statement.
2archaic Vigorously or quickly.
what fun!
Used to convey that an activity or situation sounds amusing or enjoyable.
‘we're going to build a snowman—what fun!’
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not one's idea of fun
Used to convey that one does not consider a particular activity to be enjoyable.
‘being stuck behind a desk all day isn't my idea of fun’
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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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