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amusing

[uh-myoo-zing]

adjective

  1. pleasantly entertaining or diverting.

    an amusing speaker.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. causing laughter or mirth; humorously entertaining.

    an amusing joke.

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amusing

/ əˈːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. mildly entertaining; pleasantly diverting; causing a smile or laugh

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • amusingly adverb
  • amusingness noun
  • quasi-amusing adjective
  • quasi-amusingly adverb
  • unamusing adjective
  • unamusingly adverb
  • unamusingness noun
  • ˈܲԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amusing1

First recorded in 1590–1600; amuse + -ing 2
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Synonym Study

Amusing, comical, droll describe that which causes mirth. That which is amusing is quietly 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 strange or peculiar, and sometimes that of sly or waggish humor: the droll antics of a kitten; a droll imitation.
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Once again, the American people and their news media and other leaders and gatekeepers are, in the words of media scholar Neil Postman, “amusing themselves” and their democracy to death.

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Nadal later gave an amusing anecdote which offered further insight into his friendship with Murray.

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Elena, meanwhile, is mildly suspicious of the whole endeavor, but she finds the aging white golfers amusing.

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The tapeworm rumbling is amusing, as are the sound effects of some of the gore.

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A great deal of care — the handmade, digital and location kind — has gone into realizing this earnest, archly amusing tale of a brooding teenage girl bonding with a threatened furry forest creature.

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