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Definitions for: 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: merriment, play, playfulness, playfulness, sport
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
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