English dictionary
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English noun: fun | |||
| 1. | fun (act) activities that are enjoyable or amusing | ||
| Samples | I do it for the fun of it. He is fun to have around. | ||
| Synonyms | merriment, playfulness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diversion, recreation | ||
| 2. | fun (communication) verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) | ||
| Samples | He became a figure of fun. He said it in sport. | ||
| Synonyms | play, sport | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clowning, comedy, drollery, funniness, jocosity, jocularity, paronomasia, pun, punning, waggery, waggishness, wordplay | ||
| 3. | fun (act) violent and excited activity | ||
| Samples | She asked for money and then the fun began. They began to fight like fun. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 4. | fun (attribute) a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement | ||
| Samples | Her playfulness surprised me. He was fun to be with. | ||
| Synonyms | playfulness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | frivolity, frivolousness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | archness, facetiousness, friskiness, frolicsomeness, humor, humour, impertinence, impishness, mischievousness, perkiness, pertness, puckishness, sauciness, sense of humor, sense of humour, sportiveness, whimsicality | ||
| Attribute | playful, serious, sober, unplayful | ||
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