Dictionary

amusement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈmjuzmənt/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Medieval Latin musumder.? Old French muser Old French amuser Middle French amuser Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French amusementbor. English amusement Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Entertainment.
   • This is some form of amusement you're talking about. 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 234a:
   • To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.
2. (countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
   • "What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society." 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:
   • The Cat was sour-tempered and grumpy, at first, but before they had journeyed far, the crystal creature had discovered a fine amusement. The long tails of the monkeys were constantly sticking through the bars of their cage, and when they did, the Glass Cat would slyly seize the tails in her paws and pull them. 1919, L. Frank Baum, The Magic of Oz:
   • His chief amusements were gunning and fishing, or sauntering along the beach and through the myrtles, in quest of shells or entomological specimens--his collection of the latter might have been envied by a Swammerdamm. 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Gold-Bug:

Forms

Deriveds

antiamusement · amusement arcade · amusement park · amusement ride

Synonyms

amusement · pastime · recreation · fancy · avocation · divertisement · hobby · diversion · sport · kill-time · pursuit

Translations (134)

nb tidsfordriv (entertainment) · es diversión (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · nn tidsfordriv (entertainment) · ota كیف (entertainment) · sh за̑бава (entertainment) · ja 娯楽 (entertainment) · ru развлече́ние (entertainment) · el αναψυχή (entertainment) · tr uğraşı (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · de Erheiterung (entertainment) · ky көңүл ачуу (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ja アミューズメント (entertainment) · sv avkoppling (entertainment) · mk забава (entertainment) · eo amuzaĵo (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ar تَسْلِيَة (entertainment) · es embebecimiento (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · bn আমোদ (entertainment) · ru развлече́ние (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · da beskæftigelse (entertainment) · tr etkinlik (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · la oblectāmen (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · de Vergnügen (entertainment) · tr eğlence (entertainment) · nv zhǫʼ (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ro divertisment (entertainment) · ga áibhéar (entertainment) · de Unterhaltung (entertainment) · ro distracție (entertainment) · ml രസം (entertainment) · uk заба́ва (entertainment) · nn tidtrøyte (entertainment) · ms hiburan (entertainment) · nb tidtrøyte (entertainment) · tr eğlenti (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ru заба́ва (entertainment) · sh zȃbava (entertainment) · kk ермек (entertainment) · fi huvittuneisuus (entertainment) · br diduamant (entertainment) · de Entertainment (entertainment) · te వినోదం (entertainment) · ml വിനോദം (entertainment) · cmn 娛樂 /娱乐 (entertainment) · it intrattenimento (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · es divertimento (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ky эриккенди жазуу (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · id hiburan (entertainment) · sv förströelse (entertainment) · he בִּדּוּר (entertainment) · fi hupi (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · da underholdning (entertainment) · la oblectāmentum (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · grc διατριβή (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · cs zábava (entertainment) · fo dagdvølja (entertainment) · es divertimiento (entertainment) · da adspredelse (entertainment) · es esparcimiento (entertainment) · ta கேளிக்கை (entertainment) · hi मनोरंजन (entertainment) · da tidsfordriv (entertainment) · ru заба́ва (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · mk забава (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · mk разонода (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ka გასართობი (entertainment) · az əyləncə (entertainment) · de Belustigung (entertainment) · eo amuziĝo (entertainment) · fi huvitus (entertainment) · nb atspredelse (entertainment) · mi harakoa (entertainment) · sk zábava (entertainment) · mi harakoa (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · vo muad (entertainment) · eo amuzo (entertainment) · hy զվարճություն (entertainment) · la oblectāmen (entertainment) · kk ойын-сауық (entertainment) · bg развлече́ние (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · nl vermaak (entertainment) · es divertimiento (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ml വിനോദം (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ja 遊び (entertainment) · hu szórakozás (entertainment) · he כיוף (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · fi hupailu (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · nl vertier (entertainment) · is afþreying (entertainment) · fa سرگرمی (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · la oblectāmentum (entertainment) · ota رامش (entertainment) · de Vergnügung (entertainment) · fi hilpeys (entertainment) · fo ítriv (entertainment) · vi sự hài hước (entertainment) · nl amusement (entertainment) · fo stuttleiki (entertainment) · ko 오락 (entertainment) · lv izprieca (entertainment) · be заба́ва (entertainment) · eo amuzado (entertainment) · nn underhaldning (entertainment) · nb underholdning (entertainment) · nb fritidsbeskjeftigelse (entertainment) · fi huvi (entertainment) · pl zabawa (entertainment) · eo amuzo (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · it divertimento (entertainment) · mk разонода (entertainment) · th มหรสพ (entertainment) · mwl adbertimiento (entertainment) · de Amüsement (entertainment) · fr amusement (entertainment) · bg развлече́ние (entertainment) · sl razvedrilo (entertainment) · fi huvittelu (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · el ψυχαγωγία (entertainment) · he שַׁעֲשׁוּעַ (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ro amuzament (entertainment) · el διασκέδαση (entertainment) · sl zabȃva (entertainment) · sv underhållning (entertainment) · it festeggiamento (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · uk розва́га (entertainment) · bg забавле́ние (entertainment) · es divertimento (entertainment) · ko 놀이 (entertainment) · ota جنبش (entertainment) · ky эрмек (entertainment) · pt divertimento (entertainment) · es embebecimiento (entertainment) · pt diversão (an activity that is entertaining or amusing) · ky оюн-зоок (entertainment)