fun

[ fuhn ]
/ fʌn /

noun

something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun.

verb (used with or without object), funned, fun·ning,

Informal. joke; kid.

adjective, fun·ner, fun·nest.

Informal. of or relating to fun, especially to social fun: a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
Informal. whimsical; flamboyant: The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.

Idioms for fun

Origin of fun

1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond1

SYNONYMS FOR fun

1, 2 merriment, pleasure, play, gaiety.

Words nearby fun

fuming sulphuric acid, fumitory, fumitory family, fumy, fumé, fun, fun and games, fun fair, fun fur, fun house, fun run

British Dictionary definitions for like fun

fun
/ (fʌn) /

noun

verb funs, funning or funned

(intr) informal to act in a joking or sporting manner

Word Origin for fun

C17: perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see fond 1

Idioms and Phrases with like fun (1 of 2)

like fun

Not really, certainly not. For example, She said she'd been skiing for years—like fun she had! or Do I want to eat raw oysters—like fun I do. This expression originated in the early 1800s with a quite different meaning, “energetically” or “vigorously,” a sense now obsolete. Its present sense dates from the 1900s. Also see for fun.

Idioms and Phrases with like fun (2 of 2)

fun