What does AMUSEMENT mean?
Definitions for AMUSEMENT
əˈmyuz məntamuse·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
amusementnoun
a feeling of delight at being entertained
entertainment, amusementnoun
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
Wiktionary
amusementnoun
Entertainment
amusementnoun
An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, and fishing.
Etymology: Borrowed from amusement, from.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Amusementnoun
That which amuses; entertainment.
Etymology: amusement, Fr.
Every interest or pleasure of life, even the most trifling amusement, is suffered to postpone the one thing necessary. John Rogers.
During his confinement, his amusement was to give poison to dogs and cats, and see them expire by slower or quicker torments. Alexander Pope, Eth. Epist. notes.
I was left to stand the battle, while others, who had better talents than a draper, thought it no unpleasant amusement to look on with safety, whilst another was giving them diversion, at the hazard of his liberty. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Amusement
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.
ChatGPT
amusement
Amusement is a state of experiencing entertainment, joy, fun, or laughter. It often comes from engaging in enjoyable activities, watching humoristic content, or participating in recreational events. It is characterized by a positive, often light-hearted, emotional state or reaction that contributes to one’s overall well-being and happiness.
Webster Dictionary
Amusementnoun
deep thought; muse
Amusementnoun
the state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion
Wikidata
Amusement
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. 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 to be perceived as more or less 'amusing' than another, similar element to a particular individual is not clearly understood.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'AMUSEMENT' in Nouns Frequency: #2930
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of AMUSEMENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of AMUSEMENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of AMUSEMENT in a Sentence
WBO should take appropriate action on the letter sent by the Games and Amusement Board( GAB) so as not to erode the people's interest in boxing, on my part, I had already accepted the decision but as a leader and, at the same time, fighter, I have the moral obligation to uphold sportsmanship, truth and fairness in the eyes of the public.
We then discovered that she had a bit of a foul mouth and kept swearing, much to our amusement.
I believe this thought, of the possibility of death — if calmly realised, and steadily faced would be one of the best possible tests as to our going to any scene of amusement being right or wrong.
A fondness for satire indicates a mind pleased with irritating others for myself, I never could find amusement in killing flies.
Building the service sector always starts with huge fixed asset investment in China, you focus on tourism. You build amusement parks.
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- تسليةArabic
- развлечение, забавлениеBulgarian
- diduamantBreton
- zábavaCzech
- underholdningDanish
- Entertainment, Unterhaltung, Amüsement, VergnügenGerman
- ψυχαγωγία, διασκέδαση, αναψυχήGreek
- amuzadoEsperanto
- diversión, divertimientoSpanish
- شادی خوشحالی خوشی مسرت, سرگرمیPersian
- huvi, huvitus, huvittuneisuus, hilpeysFinnish
- amusementFrench
- שעשוע, כיוףHebrew
- hiburanIndonesian
- intrattenimento, festeggiamento, divertimentoItalian
- 娯楽, 遊び, アミューズメントJapanese
- көңүл ачуу, эриккенди жазуу, эрмек, оюн-зоокKyrgyz
- harakoaMāori
- разонода, забаваMacedonian
- hiburanMalay
- amusement, vertierDutch
- zabawaPolish
- divertimentoPortuguese
- забава, развлечениеRussian
- razvedrilo, zabavaSlovene
- கேளிக்கைTamil
- వినోదంTelugu
- eğlence, eğlenti, etkinlik, uğraşıTurkish
- hài hướcVietnamese
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