Amusement

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amusement \A*muse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. amusement.]
     1. Deep thought; muse. [Obs.]
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              Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement,
              revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the


              amazing change of our affairs.        --Fleetwood.
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     2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that
        which amuses; diversion.
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              His favorite amusements were architecture and
              gardening.                            --Macaulay.
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     Syn: Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation;
          pastime; sport.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amusement
       n 1: a feeling of delight at being entertained
       2: a diversion that holds the attention [syn: {entertainment}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "amusement":
     animal pleasure, beguilement, bodily pleasure, carnal delight,
     comfort, content, contentment, coziness, creature comforts,
     dissipation, distraction, diversion, divertissement, ease,
     endpleasure, enjoyment, entertainment, euphoria, forepleasure,
     frivolity, fruition, fun, game, glee, gleefulness, gratification,
     great satisfaction, gusto, hearty enjoyment, high glee,
     hilariousness, hilarity, intellectual pleasure, jocularity,
     jocundity, joie de vivre, joke, jolliness, jollity, joviality, joy,
     joyfulness, joyousness, keen pleasure, kicks, lark, laughter,
     levity, luxury, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness, pastime,
     physical pleasure, pleasure, quiet pleasure, recreation,
     relaxation, relish, satisfaction, self-gratification,
     self-indulgence, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure,
     sexual pleasure, sport, sweetness of life, titillation,
     voluptuousness, well-being, zest