Definition of Amusing

1. Adjective. Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining. "A diverting story"

Exact synonyms: Amusive, Diverting
Similar to: Interesting
Derivative terms: Amuse, Amuse

2. Adjective. Arousing or provoking laughter. "Risible courtroom antics"

Definition of Amusing

1. a. Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story.

Definition of Amusing

1. Verb. (present participle of amuse) ¹

2. Adjective. entertaining ¹

3. Adjective. funny, hilarious ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amusing

1. amuse [v] - See also: amuse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amusing

amusedly
amuser
amusers
amuses
amusette
amusettes
amusia
amusias
amusical
amusingly
amusingness
amusingnesses
amusiveness
amychophobia
amyctic
amyddest
amyddst
amydst
amyelencephalic
amyelic

Literary usage of Amusing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"We have have just been trying, by way of doing something, and amusing my mother, just within the last week, to get up a few scenes, a mere trifle. ..."

2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1857)
"At the time of his death he was amusing himself by training a few young rustics for ... Marco Polo's amusing Travels more than once mention Prester John. ..."

3. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"Nothing could be more amusing than the aspect of Paris during the first days that followed the Revolution. Frederick gave the Maréchale his arm, ..."

4. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"Thereupon Klesmer bowed round to the three sisters more grandly than they had ever been bowed to before. Altogether it was an amusing picture—the little ..."

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