What does amusing mean?
Definitions for amusing
əˈmyu zɪŋamus·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word amusing.
Princeton's WordNet
amusing, amusive, divertingadjective
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
"an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
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"
Wiktionary
amusingadjective
entertaining
The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud.
amusingadjective
funny, hilarious
Webster Dictionary
Amusing
of Amuse
Amusingadjective
giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of amusing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of amusing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of amusing in a Sentence
Like many things CNN says, this story has the most important virtue of all CNN stories, of being not true, it’s an amusing story, but not a true one.
I have often been downcast, but never in despair I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary I treat all the privations as amusing. I have made up my mind now to lead a different life from other girls and, later on, different from ordinary housewives. My start has been so very full of interest, and that is the sole reason why I have to laugh at the humorous side of the most dangerous moments.
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.
I can't forgive my friends for dying; I don't find these vanishing acts of theirs at all amusing.
If I'd known all the stuff that was going on, I don't know if I would have thought it was so amusing, but she said it in such a light way.
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- genotvol, snaaksAfrikaans
- ممتعArabic
- забавен, развлекателен, смешенBulgarian
- divertit, entretingutCatalan, Valencian
- vergnüglich, amüsant, lustigGerman
- διασκεδαστικόςGreek
- divertido, gracioso, entretenidoSpanish
- drôle, amusante, divertissante, divertissant, amusantFrench
- greannmharIrish
- èibhinn, àbhachdachScottish Gaelic
- ilare, esilarante, divertenteItalian
- 面白い, 可笑しいJapanese
- გასართობი, სასაცილო, თავშესაქცევიGeorgian
- smieklīgs, jocīgsLatvian
- zabawnyPolish
- divertido, engraçadoPortuguese
- забавный, занятныйRussian
- underhållandeSwedish
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