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[[File:Two surfers.jpg|thumb|Surfing is viewed by many as a fun experience.]] |
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{{About|the term}} |
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'''Fun''' is the enjoyment of [[pleasure]] and, according to [[Johan Huizinga]], "an absolutely primary category of life, familiar to everybody at a glance right down to the animal level."<ref>{{cite book |author=Bruce C. Daniels |title=Puritans at Play. Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New England. |publisher=St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995 |page=xiii |isbn=0-312-12500-3}}</ref> Fun may be encountered in many human activities during work, social functions, [[recreation]] and play, and even seemingly mundane activities of daily living. The distinction between enjoyment and fun is difficult to articulate but real,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/~dixa/papers/ECCE-fun-2004/ecce-alan-fun-panel.pdf |author=Alan Dix |title=Fun Systematically |accessdate=November 1, 2010}}</ref> fun being a more spontaneous, playful, or active event. |
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The [[perception of time]] is shortened when one is "having fun".<ref>{{cite pmid|20424031}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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The original meaning of "fun" relates to a [[hoax]] or [[practical joke]],<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=fun&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary]</ref> a meaning still retained in the phrase "to poke fun at". |
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==See also== |
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{{sister project links |wikt=fun |commons=Fun |b=no |n=no |q=Fun |s=no |v=no}} |
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* [[Entertainment]] |
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* [[Epicurus]] |
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* [[Happiness]] |
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* [[Hedonism]] |
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* [[Pleasure]] |
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==References== |
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{{aesthetics}} |
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[[Category:Happiness| ]] |
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[[Category:Recreation]] |
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[[de:Spass]] |
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