Amusement

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state of being amused, entertained, or pleased.
  • n. Something that amuses, entertains, or pleases.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Entertainment
  • n. An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, and fishing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Deep thought; muse.
  • n. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Absorbing thought; meditation; musing; reverie.
  • n. The state of being amused; mental enjoyment or diversion; moderate mirth or merriment due to an external cause.
  • n. That which amuses, detains, or engages the mind; pastime; entertainment: as, to provide children with amusements.
  • n. Synonyms Entertainment, Diversion, etc. (see pastime), sport.
  • n. In music, a brief entertaining piece, often one intended to give variety to technical exercises.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a feeling of delight at being entertained
  • n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    delectation    delight   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diversion    pastime    sport    relaxation    recreation    entertainment    muse   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    curiosity    pleasure    satisfaction    laughter    humor    mirth    entertainment    anger    astonishment    annoyance