Definitions for amusing
əˈmyu zɪŋamus·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. amusing, amusive, divertingadjective

   providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

   "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"

2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risibleadjective

   arousing or provoking laughter

   "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amusingadjective

   entertaining

   The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud.

2. amusingadjective

   funny, hilarious

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1. amusing

   Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or animal actively maintains the experience, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. It is an emotion with positive valence and high physiological arousal. Amusement is considered an "epistemological" emotion because humor occurs when one experiences a cognitive shift from one knowledge structure about a target to another, such as hearing the punchline of a joke. The pleasant surprise that happens from learning this new information leads to a state of amusement which people often express through smiling, laughter or chuckling. Current studies have not yet reached consensus on the exact purpose of amusement, though theories have been advanced in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and sociology. In addition, the precise mechanism that causes a given element (image, sound, behavior, etc.) to be perceived as more or less 'amusing' than another similar element to a particular individual is not clearly understood.

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1. amusing

   Amusing refers to something that is entertaining, funny, or enjoyable and has the ability to provoke laughter or provide entertainment. It can be used to describe people, situations, events, stories, or objects that bring humor or delight.

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1. Amusing

   of Amuse

2. Amusingadjective

   giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amusing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amusing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of amusing in a Sentence

1. Simone Weil:

   There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It is the works of writers of genius. They give us, in the guise of fiction, something equivalent to the actual density of the real, that density which life offers us every day but which we are unable to grasp because we are amusing ourselves with lies.

2. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

   It is amusing seeing the media elite in New York and D.C. run around with their hair on fire wondering, 'What on earth are New York values?' i'll tell you and the rest of the country, people understand exactly what that is. In South Carolina when I was there, the people there certainly understand it.

3. Logan Pearsall Smith, Afterthoughts (1931) "Age and Death":

   I cannot forgive my friends for dying; I do not find these vanishing acts of theirs at all amusing.

4. Contessa Bianca Bertolli:

   There is nothing more amusing to Venetians than watching tourists who think the Grand Canal is all there is to Venice.

5. Edna Ferber:

   Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth... But amusing Never.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amusing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amusing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusing
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusing