fun
ADJECTIVE:
1. Informal. of or relating to fun, especially to social fun:
a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
2. Informal. whimsical; flamboyant:
The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.
3. providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment:
a fun party; a fun person to be with.
4. full of fun; pleasant:
have a fun time.
Origin:
1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond1. British dictionary: C17: perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see fond 1. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Noun: 1726. Verb: 1802. Adjective: 1827. History and Etymology: Noun, Verb, and Adjective: English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 31 July 2020 {9:09 PM}
1. Informal. of or relating to fun, especially to social fun:
a fun thing to do; really a fun person; the funnest game.
2. Informal. whimsical; flamboyant:
The fashions this year are definitely on the fun side.
3. providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment:
a fun party; a fun person to be with.
4. full of fun; pleasant:
have a fun time.
Origin:
1675–85; dialectal variant of obsolete fon to befool. See fond1. British dictionary: C17: perhaps from obsolete fon to make a fool of; see fond 1. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Noun: 1726. Verb: 1802. Adjective: 1827. History and Etymology: Noun, Verb, and Adjective: English dialect fun to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English fonnen, from fonne dupe. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 31 July 2020 {9:09 PM}