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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{etyl|fr|en}} {{m|fr|amusement}}, from {{suffix|en|amuse|ment}}.
Borrowed from {{bor|en|fr|amusement}}, from {{af|fr|amuser|-ment|nocat=1}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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#*: ''This is some form of '''amusement''' you're talking about.''
#*: ''This is some form of '''amusement''' you're talking about.''
# {{lb|en|countable}} An activity that is [[entertaining]] or [[amuse|amusing]], such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
# {{lb|en|countable}} An activity that is [[entertaining]] or [[amuse|amusing]], such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
#: {{syn|en|Thesaurus:hobby}}
#* {{quote-book|en|passage="What a charming '''amusement''' for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."|title=[[S:Pride and Prejudice/Chapter 6|Pride and Prejudice]]|author=Jane Austen|year=1813}}
#* {{quote-book|en|passage="What a charming '''amusement''' for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."|title=[[S:Pride and Prejudice/Chapter 6|Pride and Prejudice]]|author=Jane Austen|year=1813}}
#* {{quote-book|en|passage=His chief '''amusements''' were gunning and fishing, or sauntering along the beach and through the myrtles, in quest of shells or entomological specimens--his collection of the latter might have been envied by a Swammerdamm.|year=1843|title=[[S:The Gold-Bug|The Gold-Bug]]|author=Edgar Allan Poe}}
#* {{quote-book|en|passage=His chief '''amusements''' were gunning and fishing, or sauntering along the beach and through the myrtles, in quest of shells or entomological specimens--his collection of the latter might have been envied by a Swammerdamm.|year=1843|title=[[S:The Gold-Bug|The Gold-Bug]]|author=Edgar Allan Poe}}
#* {{quote-book|en|passage=The Cat was sour-tempered and grumpy, at first, but before they had journeyed far, the crystal creature had discovered a fine '''amusement'''. The long tails of the monkeys were constantly sticking through the bars of their cage, and when they did, the Glass Cat would slyly seize the tails in her paws and pull them.|year=1919|title=[[S:The Magic of Oz/Chapter 20|The Magic of Oz]]|author=L. Frank Baum}}
#* {{quote-book|en|passage=The Cat was sour-tempered and grumpy, at first, but before they had journeyed far, the crystal creature had discovered a fine '''amusement'''. The long tails of the monkeys were constantly sticking through the bars of their cage, and when they did, the Glass Cat would slyly seize the tails in her paws and pull them.|year=1919|title=[[S:The Magic of Oz/Chapter 20|The Magic of Oz]]|author=L. Frank Baum}}

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====Synonyms====
* {{sense|an activity that is entertaining or amusing}} See also [[Thesaurus:hobby]]


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|entertainment}}
{{trans-top|entertainment}}
* Breton: {{t+|br|diduamant|m}} -où
* Breton: {{t+|br|diduamant|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|забавление|n}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|забавление|n}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|娛樂|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|娱乐|tr=yúlè|sc=Hani}} <!-- removed Zhuyin (ㄩˊㄌㄜˋ) -->
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|娛樂}}, {{t+|cmn|娱乐|tr=yúlè}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zábava|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zábava|f}}
* Danish: {{t|da|underholdning|c}}
* Danish: {{t|da|underholdning|c}}
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* Irish: {{t|ga|áibhéar|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|áibhéar|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|divertimento|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|divertimento|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|娯楽|tr=ごらく, goraku|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|アミューズメント|tr=amyūzumento|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|遊び|tr=asobi|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|娯楽|tr=ごらく, goraku}}, {{t|ja|アミューズメント|tr=amyūzumento}}, {{t+|ja|遊び|tr=asobi}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|오락}}, {{t+|ko|놀이}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|오락}}, {{t+|ko|놀이}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|эрмек}}, {{t+|ky|оюн-зоок}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|эрмек}}, {{t+|ky|оюн-зоок}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|izprieca|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|izprieca|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|забава|f|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|mk|разонода|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|забава|f}}, {{t|mk|разонода|f}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|hiburan}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|hiburan}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|harakoa}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|harakoa}}
* Mirandese: {{t|mwl|adbertimiento|m}}
* Mirandese: {{t|mwl|adbertimiento|m}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|شادی خوشحالی خوشی مسرت|sc=fa-Arab}}
* Persian: {{t-check|fa|شادی خوشحالی خوشی مسرت}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zabawa|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zabawa|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|divertimento|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|divertimento|m}}
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|развлече́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|заба́ва|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|развлече́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|заба́ва|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zabava|f}}, {{t|sl|razvedrilo|n}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zabava|f}}, {{t|sl|razvedrilo|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|divertimiento|m}}, {{t|es|esparcimiento}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|divertimiento|m}}, {{t|es|esparcimiento|m}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|கேளிக்கை|sc=Taml}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|கேளிக்கை}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|వినోదం|sc=Telu}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|వినోదం}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|มหรสพ}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|มหรสพ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|eğlence}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|eğlence}}
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* Italian: {{t+|it|intrattenimento|m}}, {{t+|it|festeggiamento|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|intrattenimento|m}}, {{t+|it|festeggiamento|m}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|көңүл ачуу}}, {{t+|ky|эриккенди жазуу}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|көңүл ачуу}}, {{t+|ky|эриккенди жазуу}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|забава|f|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|mk|разонода|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|забава|f}}, {{t|mk|разонода|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|harakoa}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|harakoa}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|zhǫʼ}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|zhǫʼ}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|سرگرمی|sc=fa-Arab}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|سرگرمی}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|diversão|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|diversão|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|развлече́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|заба́ва|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|развлече́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|заба́ва|f}}
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==French==
==French==

===Etymology===
{{af|fr|amuser|-ment}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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# {{l|en|amusement}}
# {{l|en|amusement}}

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====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|amusement|bor=1}}
* {{desc|de|Amüsement|bor=1}}


===Further reading===
===Further reading===

Revision as of 17:42, 17 October 2019

See also: Amüsement

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French amusement, from amuser +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmjuzmənt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧muse‧ment

Noun

amusement (countable and uncountable, plural amusements)

  1. (uncountable) Entertainment.
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 234a.
      This is some form of amusement you're talking about.
  2. (countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hobby
    • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:
      "What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."
    • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Gold-Bug:
      His chief amusements were gunning and fishing, or sauntering along the beach and through the myrtles, in quest of shells or entomological specimens--his collection of the latter might have been envied by a Swammerdamm.
    • 1919, L. Frank Baum, The Magic of Oz:
      The Cat was sour-tempered and grumpy, at first, but before they had journeyed far, the crystal creature had discovered a fine amusement. The long tails of the monkeys were constantly sticking through the bars of their cage, and when they did, the Glass Cat would slyly seize the tails in her paws and pull them.

Translations

French

Etymology

amuser +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

Noun

amusement m (plural amusements)

  1. amusement

Descendants

  • → English: amusement
  • → German: Amüsement

Further reading

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