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amusing

[ uh-myoo-zing ]

adjective

  1. pleasantly entertaining or diverting:

    an amusing speaker.

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  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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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܲiԲ· adverb
  • ·ܲiԲ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ-·ܲiԲ adjective
  • quasi-·ܲiԲ· adverb
  • ܲa·ܲiԲ adjective
  • un·ܲiԲ· adverb
  • un·ܲiԲ·Ա noun
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Word 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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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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Though it does not always work, and many have also shared some of the amusing mistakes the tools made, where the action dolls look nothing like them.

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As cultural critic and educator Neil Postman famously warned forty years ago, the American people were and are amusing themselves to death.

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I mention that it’s amusing of him to say there’s a piece of himself in a character most people find pretty loathsome.

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