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amusement
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French amusement, from amuser +? -ment.
Morphologically amuse +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mjuzm?nt/
- Hyphenation: a?muse?ment
Noun
amusement (countable and uncountable, plural amusements)
- (uncountable) Entertainment.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 234a.
- This is some form of amusement you're talking about.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 234a.
- (countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hobby
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French amusement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?.my.z??m?nt/
- Hyphenation: amu?se?ment
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
amusement n (uncountable)
- entertainment, amusement
Related terms
- amusant
- amuseren
French
Etymology
amuser +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.myz.m??/
Noun
amusement m (plural amusements)
- amusement
Descendants
- ? English: amusement
- ? German: Amüsement
Further reading
- “amusement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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amusing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mju?z??/
Verb
amusing
- present participle of amuse
Adjective
amusing (comparative more amusing, superlative most amusing)
- Entertaining.
- Funny, hilarious.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:funny
- See also Thesaurus:witty
Antonyms
- unamusing
Derived terms
- amusingness
Translations
Anagrams
- Mungias
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