- The state of being amused, entertained, or pleased.
- Something that amuses, entertains, or pleases.
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a·muse·ment (ə-myūz'mənt) ![]() |
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noun
| Antonyms: amusement |
Definition: entertainment
Antonyms: boredom, tedium
n
Definition: game, pastime
Antonyms: work
| Word Tutor: amusement |
Like the bee, we should make our industry our amusement.
— Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774); British poet, playwright, novelist, and man of letters
| Quotes About: Amusement |
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"Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas."
- Laurence Sterne
"Life would be tolerable but for its amusements."
- George Bernard Shaw
"The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking."
- Phaedrus
"When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her."
- Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
"You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water -- an inch deep and then the mud."
- George Macdonald
"The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement."
- Edgar Watson Howe
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Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and usually entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. The word "Amuse" is so named from the opposite of "Muse"-to learn or to think
Humans will typically laugh or smile to display amusement. For most people at some time, situations which would normally elicit amusement may not always have the same effect, due to various reasons such as one's state of mind. People with certain disorders or disabilities may sometimes appear to experience amusement without an obvious cause or reason.
Although various animals may be perceived as experiencing amusement, this may simply be a case of anthropomorphism. Interpretations of "amusement" may be attributed to animals that do not behave as expected, such as where an animal runs instead of walks, or becomes more alert. Other animals such as dogs may wag their tails or spin around, birds may chirp more loudly or frequently, while racoons or bears may not react at all.
However, there are instances of animals reportedly, "playing jokes" on other animals or humans. While they may not show any outward signs of amusement, it would seem as if there is no other explanation.
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| Translations: Amusement |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - underholdning, fornøjelse, morskab
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Nederlands (Dutch)
vermaak, het vermaakt worden, kermisattractie
Français (French)
n. - jeu, divertissement, amusement
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Belustigung, Unterhaltung, Zeitvertreib
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διασκέδαση, ψυχαγωγία, αναψυχή, ευθυμία, θυμηδία, θέαμα
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Italiano (Italian)
divertimento, svago
Português (Portuguese)
n. - divertimento (m), distração (f)
Русский (Russian)
развлечение, забава, удовольствие
Español (Spanish)
n. - distracción, diversión, entretenimiento, pasatiempo
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nöje, förströelse
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
娱乐, 娱乐活动, 消遣
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 娛樂, 娛樂活動, 消遣
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 慰み, 楽しみ, 楽しませるもの, 娯楽
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) لهو, تسليه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - בידור, שעשוע, הנאה
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| laugh, laughter | |
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