Amusing
//əˈmjuːzɪŋ// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of amuse form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Entertaining.
"The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud."
- 2 Funny, hilarious.
"An amusing incident on the first of these journeys was the checking by signal of the flyer about 3 miles out of Paris, with the result that it was overhauled by the 6.25 p.m. semi-fast from Paris to Montargis, to the unconcealed delight of passengers in the latter."
Adjective
- 1 arousing or provoking laughter wordnet
- 2 providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears."
Etymology
By surface analysis, amuse + -ing.
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