fun

fun  (fn)

n.

1. A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure.

2. Enjoyment; amusement: have fun at the beach.

3. Playful, often noisy, activity.

intr.v. funned, fun·ning, funs Informal

To behave playfully; joke.

adj. Informal

Enjoyable; amusing: "You're a real fun guy" (Margaret Truman).

Idiom:

for/in fun

As a joke; playfully.

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[Possibly from fon, to make a fool of, from Middle English fonnen, to fool, possibly from fonne, fool.]

Usage Note: The use of fun as an attributive adjective, as in a fun time, a fun place, probably originated in a playful reanalysis of the use of the word in sentences such as It is fun to ski, where fun has the syntactic function of adjectives such as amusing or enjoyable. The usage became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, though there is some evidence to suggest that it has 19th-century antecedents, but it can still raise eyebrows among traditionalists. The day may come when this usage is entirely unremarkable, but writers may want to avoid it in more formal contexts.

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fun

Noun

1. pleasant, enjoyable, and light-hearted activity or amusement

2. for or in fun for amusement or as a joke

3. make fun of or poke fun at to ridicule or tease

Adjective

1. (of a person) amusing and likeable

2. (of a place or activity) amusing and enjoyable [obsolete fon to make a fool of]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fun - activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" merriment, playfulness diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
	2.	fun - 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" sport, play humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter jocosity, jocularity - fun characterized by humor waggery, waggishness - waggish behavior drollery, funniness, clowning, comedy - a comic incident or series of incidents paronomasia, pun, punning, wordplay - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
	3.	fun - violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	4.	fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" playfulness frivolity, frivolousness - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible facetiousness - playful humor archness, pertness, sauciness, perkiness, impertinence - inappropriate playfulness friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportiveness - lively high-spirited playfulness impishness, puckishness, whimsicality, mischievousness - the trait of behaving like an imp sense of humor, sense of humour, humor, humour - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

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fun

noun 1. amusement, sport, treat, pleasure, entertainment, cheer, good time, recreation, enjoyment, romp, distraction, diversion, frolic, junketing, merriment, whoopee (informal) high jinks, living it up, jollity, beer and skittles (informal) merrymaking, jollification

noun 2. joking, clowning, merriment, playfulness, play, game, sport, nonsense, teasing, jesting, skylarking (informal) horseplay, buffoonery, tomfoolery, jocularity, foolery

noun 3. enjoyment, pleasure, joy, cheer, mirth, gaiety << OPPOSITE gloom

modifier 4. enjoyable, entertaining, pleasant, amusing, lively, diverting, witty, convivial >> for or in fun for a joke, tongue in cheek, jokingly, playfully, for a laugh, mischievously, in jest, teasingly, with a straight face, facetiously, light-heartedly, roguishly, with a gleam or twinkle in your eye

make fun of something or someone mock, tease, ridicule, poke fun at, take off, rag, rib (informal) laugh at, taunt, mimic, parody, deride, send up Brit. (informal) scoff at, sneer at, lampoon, make a fool of, pour scorn on, take the mickey out of Brit. (informal) satirize, pull someone's leg, hold up to ridicule, make a monkey of, make sport of, make the butt of, make game of

Translations

fun [fʌn] n (= amusement) → diversión f (= joy); alegría;

to have fun → divertirse;

for fun → por gusto;

to make fun of → reírse de

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fun [fʌn] n → amusement m, divertissement m;

to have fun → s'amuser;

for fun → pour rire;

it's not much fun → ce n'est pas très drôle or amusant;

to make fun of → se moquer de

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fun [fʌn] n → Spaß m;

he's good fun (to be with) → es macht viel Spaß, mit ihm zusammen zu sein;

for fun → aus or zum Spaß;

it's not much fun → es macht keinen Spaß;

to make fun of, to poke fun at → sich lustig machen über +acc

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fun [fʌn] n → divertimento, spasso;

to have fun → divertirsi;

for fun → per scherzo;

it's not much fun → non è molto divertente;

to make fun of → prendersi gioco di

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fun

n fun [fan]

enjoyment; a good time They had a lot of fun at the party; Isn't this fun! pret مُتْعَه، مُزاح، مَرَح забавление zábava sjov der Spaß διασκέδαση, κέφι diversión lõbu(stus), ajaviide خوشی hauska, huvi plaisir כֵּיף, הֲנָאָה मजाक zabava, užitak tréfa, móka kesenangan skemmtun, gaman divertimento 楽しみ 즐거움, 재미 smagumas, linksmybė izprieca; jautrība bergembira plezier moro, gøy, fornøyelse zabawa divertimento plă­cere, distracţie веселье zábava hec, zabava zabava skoj ความสนุกสนาน eğlence 樂趣 жарт; забава تفریح sự vui đùa; trò vui 乐趣

adj funny

1 amusing; making one laugh a funny story. snaaks مُضْحِك، هَزْلي смешен legrační, zábavný morsom komisch αστείος, διασκεδαστικός divertido, gracioso naljakas خنده دار؛ سرگرم کننده hupaisa amusant מַצחִיק हास्यकार smiješan vicces lucu fyndinn, skemmtilegur divertente おもしろい 우스운, 재미있는 juokingas jocīgs kelakar grappig morsom, gøyal zabawny divertido amuzant смешной zábavný zabaven zabavan rolig, skojig สนุกสนาน komik, gülünç 好笑的 забавний, смішний دلچسپ buồn cười, ngồ ngộ, khôi hài 好笑的

2 strange; peculiar I heard a funny noise. vreemd غَريب странен divný underlig merkwürdig παράξενος, περίεργος extraño, raro, curioso imelik عجیب و غریب kummallinen drôle (de) מוּזָר विचित्र čudan, neobičan furcsa aneh skrÿtinn strano 奇妙な 이상한 keistas dīvains; savāds pelik raar underlig, rar, merkelig dziwny esquisito ciu­dat странный osobitný, zvláštny nenavaden čudan konstig แปลก tuhaf, garip 奇怪的 чудний, дивний عجیب là lạ, khang khác 奇怪的

adv funnily

vreemd بصورة مُضْحِكَه смешно legračně, zábavně morsomt; skægt; underligt komisch αστεία divertidamente, con gracia; curiosamente, extrañamente imelikult بطور مضحک یا عجیب و غریب kummallisesti bizarrement בצורה מצחיקה अजीब cudno, smiješno mulatságosan secara aneh skemmtilega in modo buffo; in modo divertente おかしく 재미있게, 이상하게 juokingai, keistai jocīgi; dīvaini dengan kelakar grappig; vreemd genoeg morsomt, underlig zabawnie estranhamente (în mod) ciudat смешно; странно zábavne, žartovne nenavadno čudno skojigt, konstigt อย่างสนุกสนาน işin tuhafı, işe bak ki, ne tuhaftır ki 好笑地，奇怪地 смішно; чудно عجرب ڈھنگ سے lạ lùng, kỳ quặc 好笑地，奇怪地

fun and games

activities that are good fun But I have to warn you, this job is not all fun and games! pret فعاليات تسْلِيَه детска игра legrace skæg og ballade Spaß und Spiel διασκέδαση fiesta, diversión, alegría lust ja lillepidu کار تفریحی و سبک pas un ce tavail n'est jeu! מִשׂחָקִים וְשַׁעֲשוּעִים हंसी माजक में खेलना zabava móka-kacagás permainan spasso うかれ騒ぎ žaidimas, juokai izprieca permainan pret, lol moro, en dans på roser dobra zabawa забава vzrušujúca zábava zabava, hec zabava tjo och tjim, skoj กิจกรรมเพื่อความบันเทิง eğlenceli oyun 歡樂, 開玩笑 играшки پر لطف سرگرمیاں sự nô đùa vô tư lự 欢乐, 开玩笑

for fun

as a joke; for amusement The children threw stones for fun. vir die pret على سبيل المُزاح за забавление pro zábavu, z legrace for sjov aus Spaß για αστείο, για πλάκα en broma; para divertirse, para hacer la gracia ajaviiteks از روی شوخی huvikseen pour s'amuser בִּצחוֹק मजे के लिए za šalu a hecc kedvéért untuk iseng til gamans, að gamni per divertimento, per gioco たわむれに 재미로, 장난삼아 juokais, pramogai joka/prieka pēc untuk suka-suka voor de grap som en spøk, for moro skyld dla żartu/zabawy por brincadeira în joacă/glumă шутки ради pre zábavu za hec iz zabave på skoj, för skojs skull เพื่อความตลกขบบัน eğlence olsun diye, vakit geçirmek için 逗樂 заради сміху تفریح کے طور پر chỉ là cho vui thôi 逗乐

in fun

as a joke; not seriously I said it in fun. vir die grap على سَبيل المُزاح на майтап v legraci, žertem for sjov; i skæg zum Spaß στα αστεία en broma naljaks به شوخی piloillaan pour rire בִּצחוֹק मजाक में u šali viccből untuk lelucon til gamans, í gamni per scherzo ふざけて juokaujant, juokais jokojot; joka pēc gurauan voor de aardigheid for å være morsomt, for å erte noen w żartach por brincadeira în glumă в шутку zo žartu v šali u šali på skämt เป็นเรื่องตลก şakadan, şaka olsun diye 開玩笑 жартома مزاق میں chỉ là cho vui thôi 开玩笑

make fun of

to laugh at (someone, usually unkindly) They made fun of her. spot يَهْزَأ بِ، يَسْخَر من присмивам се dobírat si, dělat si legraci z gøre grin med lustig machen über sich κοροϊδεύω reírse de, mofarse de, burlarse de (kellegi kulul) nalja tegema مسخره کردن pitää pilkkanaan se moquer de לִצחוֹק עַל- मजाक बनाना zbijati s nekim šalu kigúnyol vkit memperolokkan gera grín að prendersi gioco di, prendere in giro ～をからかう 놀리다 šaipytis iš, pajuokti izjokot kādu mentertawakan op de hak nemen gjøre narr av, ha moro med wysmiewać fazer troça de a-şi bate joc de насмехаться над doberať si, robiť si posmech (z) norčevati se iz ismevati göra narr av, driva med ล้อเลียน alay etmek, alaya almak 取笑 сміятися з مزاق اڑانا giễu cợt 取笑