amusement
amusement is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion. His favorite amusements were architecture and gardening. Macaulay.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- agitation
- all
- ance
- and
- anniversary
- arch
- artillery
- bob
- bonfire
- bounce
- bound
- buck
- calf
- caper
- capriole
- caracole
- celebrate
- celebrated
- celebration
- ceremony
- chair
- chamois
- china
- comes
- commemorate
- commemoration
- commemorative
- coronation
- curvet
- cut
- dance
- day
- demivolt
- diamond
- drink
- falcade
- fanfare
- fantastic
- feast
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
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Definition-first questions whose answer is amusement.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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