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- DictionaryA·muse·ment/əˈmyo͞ozmənt/
noun
- 1. the state or experience of finding something funny: "we looked with amusement at our horoscopes"
An amusement is an activity that produces that type of feeling. Watching a basketball game and flying a kite are amusements. Also, doing something fun fills you with the emotion of amusement. To amuse is to entertain, and when you add the suffix -ment to the end of the verb, you get the noun or the feeling you gain from being amused.
3 days ago · amusement in British English. (əˈmjuːzmənt ) noun. 1. something that amuses, such as a game or other pastime. 2. a mechanical device used for entertainment, as at a fair. 3. the act of amusing or the state or quality of being amused.
[countable, usually plural] a game, an activity, etc. that provides entertainment and pleasure. traditional seaside amusements including boats, go-karts and a funfair. She disapproved of popular amusements such as fairs. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [uncountable] the fact of being entertained by something.
1. something that amuses, such as a game or other pastime. 2. a mechanical device used for entertainment, as at a fair. 3. the act of amusing or the state or quality of being amused. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
the state of being amused; enjoyment: Mom couldn't hide her amusement when my little sister tried to make dinner. Synonyms: delight. amusement. / əˈmjuːzmənt / noun. something that amuses, such as a game or other pastime. a mechanical device used for entertainment, as at a fair. the act of amusing or the state or quality of being amused.
amusement | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of amusement – Learner’s Dictionary. amusement. noun. uk / əˈmjuːzmənt / us. amusement noun (FEELING) B2. the feeling that you have when something makes you smile or laugh: I watched the performance with great amusement. To our amusement the tent collapsed on top of them.
amusement /əˈmjuːzmənt/ n. something that amuses, such as a game or other pastime. a mechanical device used for entertainment, as at a fair. the act of amusing or the state or quality of being amused. 'amusement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
