'FUN' definitions:
Definition of 'fun'
(from WordNet)
noun
Activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: fun, merriment, playfulness]
noun
Verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" [syn: fun, play, sport]
noun
Violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
noun
A disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" [syn: playfulness, fun]
Definition of 'Fun'
From: GCIDE
- Fun \Fun\ (f[u^]n), n. [Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. fonn pleasure.] Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement. "Oddity, frolic, and fun." --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- To make fun of, to hold up to, or turn into, ridicule.
- in fun, jokingly; not seriously; for amusement.
- like fun, definitely not; -- used adverbially, mostly to contradict a prior assertion; A: "He says he won't do it again." -- B: "Like fun he won't.". [1913 Webster + PJC]
Definition of 'Fun'
From: GCIDE
- Fun \Fun\ (f[u^]n), adj. Of or pertaining to fun; causing pleasure or amusement. [informal] [PJC]
Synonyms of 'fun'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Acronyms for 'fun'
From: V.E.R.A.
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