something that amuses, such as a game or other pastime a mechanical device used for entertainment, as at a fair the act of amusing or the state or quality of being amused
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a•muse•ment /əˈmyuzmənt/USA pronunciation
n. an activity to pass time enjoyably:[countable]The city offers many amusements.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- [uncountable] the state or condition of being amused;
enjoyment;
entertainment.
a•muse•ment
(ə myo̅o̅z′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- anything that amuses;
pastime;
entertainment. - the act of amusing.
- the state of being amused;
enjoyment.
- Middle French; see amuse, -ment
- 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . diversion, game.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . recreation, delight.
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'amusement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Coney Island
- Disneyfy
- Disneyland
- Dodgem
- Ferris wheel
- amused
- amusement arcade
- amusement park
- amusement tax
- beer and skittles
- big dipper
- boot
- boredom
- bumper car
- cabaret tax
- camp
- carnival
- carousel
- chirp
- chute
- chute the chute
- contain
- dilettante
- disport
- dissipation
- distraction
- diversion
- emoticon
- entertain
- entertainment
- esbat
- family
- fantasyland
- field day
- fleshpot
- flume
- fool
- fun
- fun fair
- fun house
- funfair
- funny
- gadabout
- game
- giggle
- goof
- grin
- ha-ha
- haiku
- hokum