fun
noun
[ fʌn ]
• enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure.
• "the children were having fun in the play area"
Similar:
pleasure,
entertainment,
enjoyment,
amusement,
excitement,
gratification,
jollification,
merrymaking,
leisure,
relaxation,
relief,
respite,
rest,
refreshment,
recreation,
diversion,
distraction,
good time,
great time,
R and R (rest and recreation),
living it up,
junketing,
a ball,
whoopee,
beer and skittles,
merriment,
cheerfulness,
cheeriness,
cheer,
joy,
jollity,
joviality,
jocularity,
high spirits,
gaiety,
mirth,
mirthfulness,
laughter,
hilarity,
glee,
gladness,
light-heartedness,
levity,
vivacity,
liveliness,
exuberance,
ebullience,
buoyancy,
perkiness,
zest,
sunniness,
brightness,
enthusiasm,
vibrancy,
vividness,
vitality,
energy,
vigour,
vim,
sport,
fun
adjective
• amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable.
• "it was a fun evening"
Similar:
enjoyable,
amusing,
diverting,
pleasurable,
pleasing,
agreeable,
interesting,
entertaining,
lively,
fun-loving,
witty,
convivial,
clubbable,
fun
verb
• joke or tease.
• "no need to get sore—I was only funning"
Origin:
late 17th century (denoting a trick or hoax): from obsolete fun ‘to cheat or hoax’, dialect variant of late Middle English fon ‘make a fool of, be a fool’, related to fon ‘a fool’, of unknown origin. Compare with fond.
in fun
• not intended seriously; as a joke.
• "remember when you meet the press to say that your speech was all in fun"
Similar:
playful,
in jest,
joking,
jokey,
as a joke,
tongue in cheek,
light-hearted,
high-spirited,
unserious,
facetious,
flippant,
flip,
glib,
frivolous,
for a laugh,
to tease,
teasing,
bantering,
whimsical,
frolicsome,
sportive,
jocose,
