fun

fun
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. sport, diversion, amusement. See wit.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. merry, enjoyable, amusing; see entertaining , happy 1 , pleasant 2 .
n.
Syn. play, game, sport, jest, amusement, relaxation, pastime, diversion, frolic, mirth, entertainment, recreation, solace, merriment, jollity, jollification, pleasure, good time, drollery, buffoonery, foolery, fooling, romping, joke, absurdity, playfulness, laughter, frolicsomeness, festivity, carnival, tomfoolery, escapade, antic, romp, gambol, prank, lark, comedy, banter, teasing, raillery, high jinks, celebration, holiday, rejoicing, good humor, joking, jocularity, enjoyment, gladness, good cheer, delight, glee, high glee, treat, hilarity, blitheness, joy, jocundity, joviality, time of one's life*, blast*, whoopee*, picnic*, riot*.
Ant. unhappiness*, tedium, sorrow.
• for or [m1]• in fun,
Syn. for amusement, not seriously, playfully, for no reason, for the fun of it, as a joke, for laughs, for kicks*; see also happily 2 .
• make fun of,
Syn. mock, satirize, poke fun at; see ridicule .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
amusement, entertainment, enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, play, sport, good time, romping, *blast, frolic, recreation, merriment, pastime, jollity, *jollies.
ANT.: misery, torture, agony, monotony
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Joyful, exuberant activity: conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, gaiety, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, revel (often used in plural), revelry. See LAUGHTER. 2. Activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement: disport, diversion, play, recreation, sport. See WORK. 3. Actions taken as a joke: game, play, sport. See WORK. II verb Informal. To make jokes; behave playfully: jest, joke. Informal: clown (around), fool around. See LAUGHTER.

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