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Definition of Amusing
1. Adjective. Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining. "A diverting story"
2. Adjective. Arousing or provoking laughter. "Risible courtroom antics"
Similar to: Humorous, Humourous
Derivative terms: Comedy, Comic, Comedy, Comedy, Comicality, Fun, Funniness, Laugh, Mirthfulness, Risibility
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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