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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)

  1. (uncountable) Entertainment.
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 234a.
      This is some form of amusement you're talking about.
  2. (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)

  1. entertainment, amusement

Related terms

  • amusant
  • amuseren

French

Etymology

amuser +? -ment

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.myz.m??/

Noun

amusement m (plural amusements)

  1. 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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gaiety

English

Etymology

From French gaieté, from French gai

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??e?.?.ti/, /??e?.?.ti/
  • Hyphenation: gai?e?ty
  • Rhymes: -e??ti

Noun

gaiety (countable and uncountable, plural gaieties)

  1. (dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.
  2. (dated, countable) Merrymaking or festivity.

Synonyms

  • (state of being happy): gayness

Translations

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