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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing;
- Example: "I do it for the fun of it"
- Example: "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);
- Example: "he became a figure of fun"
- Example: "he said it in sport"
[syn: fun, play, sport]

3. violent and excited activity;
- Example: "she asked for money and then the fun began"
- Example: "they began to fight like fun"

4. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement;
- Example: "her playfulness surprised me"
- Example: "he was fun to be with"
[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).