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Definition of Amusement

1. Noun. A feeling of delight at being entertained.

2. Noun. An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

Definition of Amusement

1. n. Deep thought; muse.

Definition of Amusement

1. Noun. Entertainment ¹

2. Noun. An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, and fishing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amusement

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amusement

1. 1. Deep thought; muse. "Here I . . . Fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs." (Fleetwood) 2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion. "His favorite amusements were architecture and gardening." (Macaulay) Synonym: Diversion, entertainment, recreation, relaxation, pastime, sport. Origin: Cf. F. Amusement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amusement

amuletic amuletlike amulets amulette amulettes amurca amurcas amurcous amurensin amus

amusable amuse amused amusedly amuser amusers amuses amusette amusettes amusia

amusias amusical amusingly

Literary usage of Amusement

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

1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1881)
"In Cassell's ' Book of Sports and Pastimes" and " Book oi Indoor amusement," are offered two whole libraries of games—(he one including every kind of ..."

2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... as they were passing along the Place de la Bourse, she took the idea into her head to pay a visit to the public auction-rooms for the sake of amusement. ..."

3. Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science by Johns Hopkins University, Herbert Baxter Adams (1891)
"The sources of amusement in this sparsely settled province were not many, yet the people found occasion to exercise their social nature to a considerable ..."

4. The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1921)
"THE GREEK THEATRE THE ORIGINS OF THE THEATRE, THE FIRST FORM OF PUBLIC amusement AT a very early stage of their history the Greeks had begun to collect the ..."

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