fun
Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
Noun 2 meanings
Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
Playful, often noisy, activity.
Adjective 2 meanings
Enjoyable or amusing.
“We had a fun time at the party.”
Whimsical or flamboyant.
“This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons.”
Verb 1 meaning
To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.
“Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you.”
Etymology
From Middle English fonne, fon (“foolish, simple, silly”) or fonnen (“make a fool of”), from Middle English fonne (“a fool, dupe”), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish fånig (“foolish”), Swedish fåne (“a fool”), from Old Norse fáni (“vain person, swaggerer”), but of unknown ultimate origin.
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FUN at a glance
FUN has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (F 4 + U 1 + N 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #475 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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