[syn: playfulness, fun]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fun \Fun\ (f[u^]n), n. [Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael.
fonn pleasure.]
Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement. "Oddity, frolic, and
fun." --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
To make fun of, to hold up to, or turn into, ridicule.
in fun, jokingly; not seriously; for amusement.
like fun, definitely not; -- used adverbially, mostly to
contradict a prior assertion; A: "He says he won't do it
again." -- B: "Like fun he won't.".
[1913 Webster + PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fun \Fun\ (f[u^]n), adj.
Of or pertaining to fun; causing pleasure or amusement.
[informal]
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fun
n 1: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the
fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: fun,
merriment, playfulness]
2: verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to
be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it
in sport" [syn: fun, play, sport]
3: violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then
the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
4: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her
playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" [syn:
playfulness, fun]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Fun
A typed lambda-calculus, similar to SOL[2]. "On
Understanding Types, Data Abstractions and Polymorphism",
L. Cardelli et al, ACM Comp Surveys 17(4) (Dec 1985).