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Synonyms for fun

Two senses of fun live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineActions

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

The children's fun echoed across the yard all afternoon.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

merriment

Same sentence, swapped: The children's merriment echoed across the yard all afternoon.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for fun as it is used in the sentence above.

game
dance
joke

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampQualities

a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement

She brought a sense of fun to the office.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

playfulness

Same sentence, swapped: She brought a sense of playfulness to the office.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for fun as it is used in the sentence above.

sport
silliness
story

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Closest first: other actions words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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