fun

CEFRA1

/fʌn/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Enjoyment or pleasure from an activity or experience.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Enjoyable or amusing.

Examples

  • I knew that today would be fun.

  • It would be fun to see how things change over the years.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Playful, often noisy, activity.

  2. Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Whimsical or flamboyant.

More examples

In context

  • We had a lot of fun at Sarah's party.

  • He is such a fun person to be with.

  • We had a fun time at the party.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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. Perhaps related to or influenced by fjäll (“rock, cliff, mountain”). Compare also English fumble, Norwegian Nynorsk fomme (“clumsy fool”). Compare also Norwegian fomme, fume (“a fool”). More at fon, fond. As a noun, fun is recorded from 1700, with a meaning “a cheat, trick, hoax”, from a verb fun meaning “to cheat, trick” (1680s). The meaning “diversion, amusement” dates to the 1720s. T...