/fʌn/

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Meaning

The good feeling you get when you enjoy what you are doing.

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Word origin

From an older verb fun, meaning to trick or to fool someone.

Origin
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Root
fun

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 12: fun, anyway, hate and 6 more words.