AMUSEMENT • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Amusement

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/əmjˈuzmənt/ Listen

noun

Amusement n.

Deep thought; muse. (Obs.) "Here I... fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs."

The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion. "His favorite amusements were architecture and gardening."

Synonyms: Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation; pastime; sport.

See images of 'Amusement'

Etymology of 'Amusement'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

Share |

"Amusement" Quotes from Famous Books

... was a pleasant one; and when he was pretty well, afforded him much amusement. The house stood in a neat garden, with green railings between it and the road, over which Alfred could see every one who came and went towards Elbury, and all who had business at the post-office, ...

— Friarswood Post-Office • Charlotte M. Yonge

... a strange affectation in authors of appearing to have done everything by chance. The Old Bachelor was written for amusement in the languor of convalescence. Yet it is apparently composed with great elaborateness of dialogue, and incessant ambition of wit. The age of the writer considered, it is indeed a very wonderful performance; for, whenever written, it was acted (1693) when he was not more ...

— Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope • Samuel Johnson

... were advanced in degrees. One day they might themselves become guardians. It was all very attractive. There were many duties for the girls to perform and many, many things to learn. Their days Harriet discovered, were not wholly devoted to amusement, but to learning woodcraft ...

— The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas • Janet Aldridge

... this time that Dirck was uneasy, and had some amusement in watching the workings of his countenance. My malicious intentions, however, were suddenly interrupted. As if to prevent further discourse, and, at the same time, further espionage, my young friend rose from table, ordering ...

— Satanstoe • James Fenimore Cooper

... and unable to tell anything about himself, he had apparently passed under the name of Robert Green. Stratton wondered with a touch of grim amusement whether this christening was not the result of doughboy humor. He must have been green enough, in ...

— Shoe-Bar Stratton • Joseph Bushnell Ames

More quotes...