funfair

fun fair

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈfən-ˌfer\
- /ˈfʌn.feər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈfən-ˌfer\

Definitions of funfair word

noun funfair an amusement park. 1
noun funfair A fair consisting of rides, sideshows, and other amusements. 1
noun funfair fairground, amusement park 1
countable noun funfair A funfair is an event held in a park or field at which people pay to ride on various machines for amusement or try to win prizes in games. The people who organize and operate it usually take it from one place to another. 0
noun funfair an amusement park or fairground 0
noun funfair an amusement park or carnival with rides, games, sideshows, etc. 0

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Origin of funfair

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Funfair

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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funfair popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for funfair

noun funfair

theme park — an amusement park in which landscaping, buildings, and attractions are based on one or more specific themes, as jungle wildlife, fairy tales, or the Old West.
carnival — A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.
water park — an amusement park featuring swimming pools, water slides, wave pools, fountains, or other attractions involving water.
fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.

All 7 Synonyms of funfair