amused
adjective
[ əˈmjuːzd ]
• finding something funny or entertaining.
• "people looked on with amused curiosity"
amuse
verb
• cause (someone) to find something funny.
• "he made faces to amuse her"
• provide interesting and enjoyable occupation for (someone); entertain.
• "they amused themselves digging through an old encyclopedia"
Similar:
entertain,
make laugh,
delight,
divert,
gladden,
cheer (up),
please,
charm,
tickle,
convulse,
beguile,
enliven,
regale,
tickle someone pink,
crack someone up,
wow,
be a hit with,
crease someone up,
occupy,
engage,
busy,
employ,
distract,
absorb,
engross,
preoccupy,
hold,
hold someone's attention,
immerse,
interest,
involve,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘delude, deceive’): from Old French amuser ‘entertain, deceive’, from a- (expressing causal effect) + muser ‘stare stupidly’. Current senses date from the mid 17th century.
