a·mus·ing

(ə-myo͞o′zĭng)

adj.

1. Entertaining or pleasing.

2. Arousing laughter.

a·mus′ing·ly adv.

a·mus′ing·ness n.

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amusing

(əˈmjuːzɪŋ)

adj

mildly entertaining; pleasantly diverting; causing a smile or laugh

aˈmusingly adv

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a•mus•ing

(əˈmyu zɪŋ)

adj.

1. pleasantly entertaining or diverting.

2. causing laughter or mirth: an amusing joke.

[1590–1600]

a•mus′ing•ly, adv.

a•mus′ing•ness, n.

syn: amusing, comical, droll describe that which causes mirth. That which is amusing is humorous or funny in a gentle, good-humored way: The baby's attempts to talk were amusing. That which is comical causes laughter by being incongruous, witty, or ludicrous: His huge shoes made the clown look comical. droll adds to comical the idea of strangeness or peculiarity, and sometimes that of sly or waggish humor: a droll imitation.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	amusing - providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story" amusive, diverting interesting - arousing or holding the attention
	2.	amusing - 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" comic, comical, funny, risible, laughable, mirthful humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

amusing

adjective funny, humorous, gratifying, laughable, farcical, comical, droll, interesting, pleasing, charming, cheering, entertaining, comic, pleasant, lively, diverting, delightful, enjoyable, cheerful, witty, merry, gladdening, facetious, jocular, rib-tickling, waggish He had a great sense of humour and could be very amusing.
dead, flat, boring, dull, tedious, stale, tiresome, monotonous, humdrum, uninteresting, unfunny, unexciting, wearisome, unamusing

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

amusing

adjective

1. Providing pleasure or entertainment:

diverting, entertaining.

2. Arousing laughter:

comic, comical, droll, funny, humorous, laughable, risible, zany.

Translations

مُضْحِك، مُسَلِّ

zábavný

morsom

amüsant

διασκεδαστικός

divertido entretenido graciosa gracioso divertida

amusant distrayant drôle

skemmtilegur

divertente giocondo dilettevole

zabaven

amusing

[əˈmjuːzɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= funny) → gracioso, divertido
I found it amusing → me pareció gracioso or divertido
I didn't find it amusing → no le vi la gracia

2. (= entertaining) → entretenido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

amusing

[əˈmjuːzɪŋ] adj (= funny) [person] → amusant(e); [story, anecdote, suggestion] → drôle; [incident, moment, comedy] → drôle

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

amusing

adj

→ amüsant; how amusing → wie lustig or witzig!, das ist aber lustig or witzig!; I’ve just had an amusing thought → mir ist gerade etwas Lustiges or Amüsantes eingefallen; I don’t find that very amusing → das finde ich nicht gerade or gar nicht lustig or zum Lachen

(inf) hat, little dress etc → charmant, apart; an amusing little wine → ein nettes Weinchen (hum)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

amusing

[əˈmjuːzɪŋ] adj → divertente

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amuse

(əˈmjuːz) verb

1. to make (someone) laugh. I was amused at the monkey's antics.

2. to interest or give pleasure to (for a time). They amused themselves playing cards.

aˈmusement noun

1. the state of being amused or of finding something funny. a smile of amusement.

2. an entertainment or interest. surfing and other holiday amusements.

aˈmusing adjective

rather funny or humorous. an amusing story.

aˈmusingly adverb

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