Hun

noun

ˈhən 

1

: a member of a nomadic central Asian people gaining control of a large part of central and eastern Europe under Attila about a.d. 450

2

a

often not capitalized : a person who is wantonly destructive : vandal

b

disparaging : german

especially : a German soldier

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English Hunas, plural, from Late Latin Hunni, plural

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Hun

• bun
• done
• dun
• fun
• gun
• jun
• none
• nun
• one
• pun
• run
• shun

Kids Definition

Hun

noun

ˈhən 

: a member of a warlike central Asian people gaining control of a large part of Europe about a.d. 450