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funenjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure

Pronunciation (IPA): /fʌn/

Korean meaning: 재미, 즐거움

Korean pronunciation: **펀**

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks the vacuum cleaner is the most fun toy ever invented.
  • Learning English can be fun if you use the right methods.
  • It's not fun when your phone battery dies during an important call.

fun

NOUN

//fʌn//

enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure

fun concept
💡 Concept

Kids are having so much fun splashing in puddles after the rain.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fʌn/
🇬🇧 UK/fʌn/

🌳Etymology

Rootfun

Origin

17세기 중반 'fool'에서 파생된 단어로, 원래는 '속임수'나 '장난'을 의미했지만 점차 긍정적인 '즐거움'의 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

runsundonegunone
run
sun
done
gun
one

🔗Collocations

have fun
fun activities
make fun of
for fun
fun fact
poke fun at
fun time

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks the vacuum cleaner is the most fun toy ever invented.

Learning English can be fun if you use the right methods.

It's not fun when your phone battery dies during an important call.

😄 Fun example

We had fun trying to teach our goldfish to fetch.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

enjoymentamusementpleasureentertainmentdelight

Antonyms

boredomdullnesstedium

Related

funnyenjoyplaygameentertainment

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