amusement

A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /əˈmjuzmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #9572

Meanings

1

noun
The feeling of being entertained or finding something funny.

To my great amusement, the dog kept chasing its own tail.
2

noun
An activity that you do for fun and enjoyment.

Reading and fishing were his favourite amusements.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · an activity that you do for... pastime diversion hobby

More recreation

Word family

Forms amusements

Derived forms antiamusement

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Phrases (1)

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amusement arcade
a place where people play coin-operated or electronic games

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Old French muser Old French amuser Middle French amuser Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French amusementbor. English amusement Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.

amusement Middle French

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# amusement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈmjuzmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 9572

## Meanings
1. The feeling of being entertained or finding something funny.
2. An activity that you do for fun and enjoyment.

## Examples
- To my great amusement, the dog kept chasing its own tail.
- Reading and fishing were his favourite amusements.

## Synonyms
- recreation

## Derived Forms
- antiamusement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: amusement

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Old French muser Old French amuser Middle French amuser Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French amusementbor. English amusement Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Amusement is borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser plus -ment. Morphologically amuse plus -ment. The suffix -ment makes a noun of action, result, or state from from amuser, matching uses in which the word names an act, process, outcome, or condition. In use as a noun, amusement denotes the feeling of being entertained or finding something funny and an activity that you do for fun and enjoyment. The same word family continues in derived forms such as antiamusement.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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