Antonyms for fun


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : fuhn
Phonetic Transcription : fÊŒn


Definition of fun

Origin :
  • "diversion, amusement," 1727, earlier "a cheat, trick" (c.1700), from verb fun (1680s) "to cheat, hoax," of uncertain origin, probably a variant of Middle English fonnen "befool" (c.1400; see fond).
  • Stigmatized by Johnson as "a low cant word." Older sense is preserved in phrase to make fun of (1737) and funny money "counterfeit bills" (1938, though this may be more for the sake of the rhyme). See also funny.
  • adj good, happy
  • noun amusement, play
Example sentences :
  • So while you were having your fun there I was having mine here, and I had it good and plenty.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Anyway, he said, Jim had already sure-enough drowned as fur as there was any fun in it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The fun and the excitement of the game are more than the game.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There's more where it came from, and no end of fun going after it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • And that's why I'm outlastin' a lot of the boys and still gettin' my fun out of the game.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • If only they would let her have her fun out and give her answer six months hence!
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • Tell me what it is, or I'll go and find out, and spoil the fun.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • But as for Will, he was too angry to see the fun of the situation.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • He never meant any harm, but never saw where fun should stop.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Why shouldn't piggy have his fun as well as another—eh, Mark?
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for fun

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