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amusing definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb amuse 1 of 2 senses of amuse Sense 2 amuse => convulse Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb amuse 1 of 2 senses of amuse Sense 2 amuse => convulse Entailment of verb amuse Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb amuse 2 senses of amuse Sense 1 amuse, divert, disport => entertain Sense 2 amuse => cheer, cheer up jolly along jolly up Familiarity of verb amuse amuse used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb amuse Sense 1 amuse, divert, disport => entertain -------------- Sense 2 amuse => cheer, cheer up jolly along jolly up -------------- Overview of verb amuse The verb amuse has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) amuse, divert, disport -- (occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies") 2. (1) amuse -- (make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children") Overview of adj amusing The adj amusing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) amusing, amusive, diverting, fun -- (providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do") 2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible -- (arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics") Antonyms of adj amusing 2 senses of amusing Sense 1 amusing, amusive, diverting, fun(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA entertaining) -> unentertaining Sense 2 amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible INDIRECT (VIA humorous) -> humorless, unhumorous Similarity of adj amusing 2 senses of amusing Sense 1 amusing, amusive, diverting, fun(postnominal) => entertaining (vs. unentertaining) Sense 2 amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible => humorous (vs. humorless) Attributes of adj amusing Familiarity of adj amusing amusing used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj amusing amusing unamusing Overview of verb amuse The verb amuse has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) amuse, divert, disport -- (occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies") 2. (1) amuse -- (make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children") Overview of adj amusing The adj amusing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) amusing, amusive, diverting, fun -- (providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do") 2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible -- (arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics")
amusing definition
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