FUNFAIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does funfair mean? 

• FUNFAIR (noun)
  The noun FUNFAIR has 2 senses:

1. a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement

2. a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

  Familiarity information: FUNFAIR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUNFAIR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

amusement park; funfair; pleasure ground

Hypernyms ("funfair" is a kind of...):

common; commons; green; park (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area)

Meronyms (parts of "funfair"):

ride (a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "funfair"):

theme park (an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow))

Instance hyponyms:

Disneyland (an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney)

Walt Disney World (a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

carnival; fair; funfair

Hypernyms ("funfair" is a kind of...):

show (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining)

Meronyms (parts of "funfair"):

midway (the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located)