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amusing adjective [ əˈmjuːzɪŋ ]

• causing laughter and providing entertainment.
• "such a likeable, amusing man!"
Similar: entertaining, funny, comical, humorous, light-hearted, jocular, witty, mirthful, hilarious, chucklesome, ludicrous, laughable, rollicking, facetious, droll, whimsical, novel, interesting, diverting, engaging, beguiling, wacky, side-splitting, rib-tickling,
Opposite: boring, solemn,

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,
Opposite: bore, depress,
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.


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