Hypernyms for "fun"
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archness
clowning
comedy
drollery
facetiousness
friskiness
frolicsomeness
funniness
humor
humour
impertinence
impishness
jocosity
jocularity
mischievousness
paronomasia
perkiness
pertness
puckishness
pun
punning
sauciness
sense of humor
sense of humour
sportiveness
waggery
waggishness
whimsicality
wordplay
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.