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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Amusement \A*muse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. amusement.]
     1. Deep thought; muse. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement,
              revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the
              amazing change of our affairs.        --Fleetwood.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that
        which amuses; diversion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His favorite amusements were architecture and
              gardening.                            --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation;
          pastime; sport.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Amusement \A*muse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. amusement.]
     1. Deep thought; muse. [Obs.]
  
              Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement,
              revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the
              amazing change of our affairs.        --Fleetwood.
  
     2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that
        which amuses; diversion.
  
              His favorite amusements were architecture and
              gardening.                            --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation;
          pastime; sport.

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  amusement
     Γαλλικά n.
     διασκέδαση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  amusement
     French n.
     (l en amusement)
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) entertainment.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Amusement
     Luxembourgish n.
     amusement

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  amusement
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) entertainment.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  amusement
     French n.
     (l en amusement)
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) entertainment.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Amusement
     Luxembourgish n.
     amusement

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  amusement
     French n.
     (l en amusement)
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) entertainment.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Amusement
     Luxembourgish n.
     amusement

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  amusement
     Ranska n.
     1 huvi (''kokemus''), viihtyminen
     2 huvi (''asia''), huvitus, ajanviete

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  amusement
     Engelska n.
     förströelse, förlustelse

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]


  amusement /ɐmysiəmˈɛnt/
  1. entertainment
  2. amusement, fun

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  amusement /ɐmjˈuːzmənt/
  amusement, vermaak

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Amusement /ɐmjˈuːzmənt/
  المتعة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  amusement //əˈmjuzmənt// 
  1. развлече́ние
  an activity that is entertaining or amusing
  2. забавле́ние, развлече́ние
  entertainment