amusing
pronunciation
How to pronounce amusing in British English:
UK [əˈmjuːzɪŋ]
How to pronounce amusing in American English:
US [əˈmjuːzɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
- arousing or provoking laughter
Word Origin
- amusing (adj.)
- c. 1600, "cheating;" present participle adjective from amuse (v.). Sense of "interesting" is from 1712; that of "pleasantly entertaining, tickling to the fancy" is from 1826. Noted late 1920s as a vogue word. Amusive has been tried in all senses since 18c. and might be useful, but it never caught on. Related: Amusingly.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The story of the book 's origins is amusing .
- 2. The gallery seemed to find this most amusing .
- 3. Funny , how many find the extremely doctrine statues and features amusing .
- 4. But it was really such an amusing , funny , and ridiculous situation .
- 5. Many of britain 's neighbours may find this rather amusing .