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  • violent or excited activity or argument //Insults were exchanged and then the fun began.
  • verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

    verb
    funned; fun​ning

    Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

    Examples
    Adjective
    • //Our vacation was a fun time.
    • //She's a fun person to be with.
    • //The park is a fun place to visit.
    • //We had a fun time at the movie.
    Noun
    • //I can't remember when I've had so much fun.
    • //Sickness takes all the fun out of life.
    Verb
    • //He's just funning with you.
    • //just a couple of old friends funning with each other
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1726, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
    Verb
    1802, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Noun, Adjective, and Verb
    English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe
    fun
    verb

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)