Is this your crossword clue?
"fun" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often diverting (9 letters).
Definitions
Enjoyment, amusement, or something entertaining.
Word origin
From Middle English fonne, fon (“foolish, simple, silly”) or fonnen (“make a fool of”), from Middle English fonne (“a fool, dupe”), probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish fånig (“foolish”), Swedish fåne (“a fool”), from Old Norse fáni (“vain person, swaggerer”), but of unknown ultimate origin. Perhaps related to or influenced by fjäll (“rock, cliff, mountain”). Compare also English fumble, Norwegian Nynorsk fomme (“clumsy fool”).
Used in a sentence
“Grafting your boss's face onto the hind end of a donkey is fun, but serious fun is when you create the impossible and it looks real.”
“We had a fun time at the party.”
“He is such a fun person to be with.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer15 curated clues
Not quite right?