amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible
(adjective) arousing or provoking laughter; âan amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfallsâ; âan amusing fellowâ; âa comic hatâ; âa comical look of surpriseâ; âfunny stories that made everybody laughâ; âa very funny writerâ; âit would have been laughable if it hadnât hurt so muchâ; âa mirthful experienceâ; ârisible courtroom anticsâ
amusing, amusive, diverting
(adjective) providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; âan amusing speakerâ; âa diverting storyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
amusing
present participle of amuse
amusing (comparative more amusing, superlative most amusing)
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
• See also funny
• See also witty
• unamusing
• Mungias
Source: Wiktionary
A*mus"ing, a.
Definition: Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story.
– A*mus"ing*ly, adv.
A*muse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amused; p. pr. & vb. n. Amusing.] Etym: [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, ad) + OF. muser. See Muse, v.]
1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. [Obs.] Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in receiving their gold. Holland. Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house. Fuller.
2. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. A group children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake. Gilpin.
3. To keep in extraction; to beguile; to delude. He amused his followers with idle promises. Johnson.
Syn.
– To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile; deceive; occupy.
– To Amuse, Divert, Entertain. We are amused by that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly. We are entertained by that which brings our minds into agreeable contact with others, as conversation, or a book. We are diverted by that which turns off our thoughts to something of livelier interest, especially of a sportive nature, as a humorous story, or a laughable incident. Whatever amuses serves to kill time, to lull the faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever entertains usually a wakens the understanding or gratifies the fancy. Whatever diverts is lively in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its effects. Crabb.
A*muse", v. i.
Definition: To muse; to mediate. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.
