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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUN, n. Sport; vulgar merriment. A low word.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: fun, merriment, playfulness]
2: 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]
3: violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
4: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" [syn: playfulness, fun]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe Date: 1727 1. what provides amusement or enjoyment; specifically playful often boisterous action or speech <full of fun> 2. a mood for finding or making amusement <all in fun> 3. a. amusement, enjoyment <sickness takes all the fun out of life> b. derisive jest ; sport, ridicule <a figure of fun> 4. violent or excited activity or argument <let a snake loose in the classroom; then the fun began> Synonyms: fun, jest, sport, game, play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose <played cards just for fun>. jest implies lack of earnestness in what is said or done and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing <hurt by remarks said only in jest>. sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone <teasing begun in sport led to anger>. game is close to sport and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun <made game of their poor relations>. play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief <pretended to strangle his brother in play>. II. intransitive verb (funned; funning) Date: 1833 to indulge in banter or play ; joke III. adjective (sometimes funner; sometimes funnest) Date: circa 1846 1. providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment <a fun party> <a fun person to be with> 2. full of fun ; pleasant <a fun night> <have a fun time>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 amusement, esp. lively or playful. 2 a source of this. 3 (in full fun and games) exciting or amusing goings-on. --adj. disp. colloq. amusing, entertaining, enjoyable (a fun thing to do). Phrases and idioms: for fun (or for the fun of it) not for a serious purpose. fun run colloq. an uncompetitive run, esp. for sponsored runners in support of a charity. have fun enjoy oneself. in fun as a joke, not seriously. is great (or good) fun is very amusing. like fun 1 vigorously, quickly. 2 much. 3 iron. not at all. what fun! how amusing! Etymology: obs. fun (v.) var. of fon befool: cf. FOND

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fun 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You refer to an activity or situation as fun if you think it is pleasant and enjoyable and it causes you to feel happy. It was such a success and we had so much fun doing it... It could be fun to watch them... You still have time to join in the fun. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you say that someone is fun, you mean that you enjoy being with them because they say and do interesting or amusing things. Liz was wonderful fun to be with. [approval] 3. If you describe something as a fun thing, you mean that you think it is enjoyable. If you describe someone as a fun person, you mean that you enjoy being with them. (INFORMAL) It was a fun evening... What a fun person he is! = entertaining ADJ: ADJ n 4. Someone who is a figure of fun is considered ridiculous, so that people laugh at them or make jokes about them. PHRASE: figure inflects, v-link PHR 5. If you do something for fun or for the fun of it, you do it in order to enjoy yourself rather than because it is important or necessary. I took my M. A. just for fun really... He had just come for the fun of it. PHRASE: PHR after v 6. If you do something in fun, you do it as a joke or for amusement, without intending to cause any harm. Don't say such things, even in fun. PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR 7. If you make fun of someone or something or poke fun at them, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous. Don't make fun of me... She poked fun at people's shortcomings. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Pleasantry, drollery, sport, merriment, frolic, gayety.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A cheat, or trick. Do you think to fun me out of it? Do you think to cheat me?--Also the breech, perhaps from being the abbreviation of fundament. I'll kick your fun. Cant.

Foolish Dictionary

Joy. (See FUNCTION)

Moby Thesaurus

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