fun
1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing (Freq. 9)
- I do it for the fun of it
- he is fun to have around
• Syn:
merriment, playfulness
• Derivationally related forms:
funny
• Hypernyms:
diversion, recreation
2. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) (Freq. 3)
- he became a figure of fun
- he said it in sport
• Syn:
play, sport
• Hypernyms:
wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
• Hyponyms:
jocosity, jocularity, waggery, waggishness, drollery,
drollery, comedy, funniness, pun, punning,
wordplay, paronomasia
3. violent and excited activity (Freq. 1)
- she asked for money and then the fun began
- they began to fight like fun
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
activity
4. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
- her playfulness surprised me
- he was fun to be with
• Syn:
playfulness
• Hypernyms:
frivolity, frivolousness
• Hyponyms:
facetiousness, impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness,
archness, friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportiveness, impishness, mischievousness,
puckishness, whimsicality, humor, humour, sense of humor, sense of humour
• Attrubites:
playful, unplayful, serious, sober
|
|
