amusing as an adjective: - 1
- 2
amusing
adjective
1 amusing
Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining:
— An amusing speaker.
synonyms: amusive, diverting.
2 amusing
Arousing or provoking laughter:
— An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls.
— An amusing fellow.
synonyms: comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible.
Roget 840:
amusing,
entertaining,
diverting
etc.
v.;
recreational,
recreative,
lusory†;
pleasant
etc.
(pleasing)
829;
laughable
etc.
(ludicrous)
853;
witty
etc.
842;
fun,
festive,
festal;
jovial,
jolly,
jocund,
roguish,
rompish†;
playful,
playful as a kitten;
sportive,
ludibrious†.
funny;
very funny,
hilarious,
uproarious,
side-splitting.
amused
etc.
v.;
pleased with a rattle, tickled with a pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw"
[Pope];
laughing
etc.
v.;
risible;
ready to burst,
ready to split,
ready to die with laughter;
convulsed with laughter,
rolling in the aisles.
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Roget 842:
witty,
attic;
quick-witted,
nimble-witted;
smart;
jocular,
jocose,
humorous;
facetious,
waggish,
whimsical;
kidding,
joking,
puckish;
playful
etc.
840;
merry and wise;
pleasant,
sprightly,
light,
spirituel†,
sparkling,
epigrammatic,
full of point,
ben trovato [It];
comic
etc.
853.
zany,
madcap.
funny,
amusing
etc.
(amusement)
840.
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Moby thesaurus: absurd, beguiling, bizarre, delightful, diverting, droll, eccentric, entertaining, fun, funny, hilarious, humorous, incongruous, laughable, ludicrous, priceless, quaint, quizzical, recreational, rich, ridiculous, risible, screaming, titillating, titillative, whimsical, witty ... show more.
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