noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/əˈmjuzmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 M Y UW1 Z M AH0 N T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Entertainment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: entertainment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diversion, recreation
Narrower terms: beguilement, distraction, edutainment, extravaganza, militainment, nightlife, night life, show
4
noun
Meaning 4
a feeling of delight at being entertained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: delight, delectation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Medieval Latin musumder.? Old French muser Old French amuser Middle French amuser Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French amusementbor. English amusement Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
134 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَسْلِيَة
(tasliya)
— entertainment
Armenian:
զվարճություն
(zvarčutʻyun)
— entertainment
Azerbaijani:
əyləncə
— entertainment
Belarusian:
заба́ва
(zabáva)
— entertainment
Bengali:
আমোদ
(amōd)
— entertainment
Breton:
diduamant
— entertainment
Bulgarian:
забавле́ние
(zabavlénie)
— entertainment
Bulgarian:
развлече́ние
(razvlečénie)
— entertainment
Chinese Mandarin:
娛樂 /娱乐
(yúlè)
— entertainment
Czech:
zábava
— entertainment
Danish:
underholdning
— entertainment
Danish:
tidsfordriv
— entertainment
Danish:
adspredelse
— entertainment
Danish:
beskæftigelse
— entertainment
Dutch:
amusement
— entertainment
Dutch:
vertier
— entertainment
Dutch:
vermaak
— entertainment
Esperanto:
amuzado
— entertainment
Esperanto:
amuzo
— entertainment
Esperanto:
amuziĝo
— entertainment
Faroese:
stuttleiki
— entertainment
Faroese:
ítriv
— entertainment
Faroese:
dagdvølja
— entertainment
Finnish:
huvi
— entertainment
Finnish:
huvitus
— entertainment
Finnish:
huvittuneisuus
— entertainment
Finnish:
hilpeys
— entertainment
French:
amusement
— entertainment
Georgian:
გასართობი
(gasartobi)
— entertainment
German:
Erheiterung
— entertainment
German:
Vergnügung
— entertainment
German:
Vergnügen
— entertainment
German:
Unterhaltung
— entertainment
German:
Belustigung
— entertainment
German:
Amüsement
— entertainment
German:
Entertainment
— entertainment
Greek:
διασκέδαση
(diaskédasi)
— entertainment
Greek:
ψυχαγωγία
(psychagogía)
— entertainment
Greek:
αναψυχή
(anapsychí)
— entertainment
Hebrew:
בִּדּוּר
(bidúr)
— entertainment
Hindi:
मनोरंजन
(manorañjan)
— entertainment
Hungarian:
szórakozás
— entertainment
Icelandic:
afþreying
— entertainment
Indonesian:
hiburan
— entertainment
Irish:
áibhéar
— entertainment
Italian:
divertimento
— entertainment
Japanese:
娯楽
(goraku)
— entertainment
Japanese:
アミューズメント
(amyūzumento)
— entertainment
Japanese:
遊び
(asobi)
— entertainment
Kazakh:
ойын-сауық
(oiyn-sauyq)
— entertainment
Kazakh:
ермек
(ermek)
— entertainment
Korean:
오락
(orak)
— entertainment
Korean:
놀이
(nori)
— entertainment
Kyrgyz:
эрмек
(ermek)
— entertainment
Kyrgyz:
оюн-зоок
(oyun-zook)
— entertainment
Latin:
oblectāmen
— entertainment
Latin:
oblectāmentum
— entertainment
Latvian:
izprieca
— entertainment
Macedonian:
забава
(zabava)
— entertainment
Macedonian:
разонода
(razonoda)
— entertainment
Malay:
hiburan
— entertainment
Malayalam:
വിനോദം
(vinōdaṁ)
— entertainment
Malayalam:
രസം
(rasaṁ)
— entertainment
Māori:
harakoa
— entertainment
Mirandese:
adbertimiento
— entertainment
Norwegian Bokmål:
underholdning
— entertainment
Norwegian Bokmål:
tidsfordriv
— entertainment
Norwegian Bokmål:
tidtrøyte
— entertainment
Norwegian Bokmål:
fritidsbeskjeftigelse
— entertainment
Norwegian Bokmål:
atspredelse
— entertainment
Norwegian Nynorsk:
underhaldning
— entertainment
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tidsfordriv
— entertainment
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tidtrøyte
— entertainment
Polish:
zabawa
— entertainment
Portuguese:
divertimento
— entertainment
Romanian:
divertisment
— entertainment
Romanian:
distracție
— entertainment
Romanian:
amuzament
— entertainment
Russian:
развлече́ние
(razvlečénije)
— entertainment
Russian:
заба́ва
(zabáva)
— entertainment
Serbo-Croatian:
за̑бава
— entertainment
Serbo-Croatian:
zȃbava
— entertainment
Slovak:
zábava
— entertainment
Slovene:
zabȃva
— entertainment
Slovene:
razvedrilo
— entertainment
Spanish:
divertimiento
— entertainment
Spanish:
esparcimiento
— entertainment
Spanish:
divertimento
— entertainment
Spanish:
embebecimiento
— entertainment
Swedish:
underhållning
— entertainment
Swedish:
förströelse
— entertainment
Swedish:
avkoppling
— entertainment
Tamil:
கேளிக்கை
(kēḷikkai)
— entertainment
Telugu:
వినోదం
(vinōdaṁ)
— entertainment
Thai:
มหรสพ
(má-hɔ̌ɔ-rá-sòp)
— entertainment
Turkish:
eğlence
— entertainment
Ottoman Turkish:
جنبش
(cümbüş)
— entertainment
Ottoman Turkish:
كیف
(keyf)
— entertainment
Ottoman Turkish:
رامش
(râmiş)
— entertainment
Ukrainian:
розва́га
(rozváha)
— entertainment
Ukrainian:
заба́ва
(zabáva)
— entertainment
Vietnamese:
sự hài hước
— entertainment
Volapük:
muad
— entertainment
Bulgarian:
развлече́ние
(razvlečénie)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Esperanto:
amuzo
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Esperanto:
amuzaĵo
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Finnish:
hupi
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Finnish:
hupailu
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Finnish:
huvittelu
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Ancient Greek:
διατριβή
(diatribḗ)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Hebrew:
שַׁעֲשׁוּעַ
(sha'ashúa)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Hebrew:
כיוף
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Italian:
intrattenimento
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Italian:
festeggiamento
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Kyrgyz:
көңүл ачуу
(köŋül acuu)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Kyrgyz:
эриккенди жазуу
(erikkendi jazuu)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Latin:
oblectāmen
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Latin:
oblectāmentum
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Macedonian:
забава
(zabava)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Macedonian:
разонода
(razonoda)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Malayalam:
വിനോദം
(vinōdaṁ)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Māori:
harakoa
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Navajo:
zhǫʼ
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Persian:
سرگرمی
(sargarmi)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Portuguese:
diversão
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Russian:
развлече́ние
(razvlečénije)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Russian:
заба́ва
(zabáva)
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Spanish:
diversión
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Spanish:
divertimiento
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Spanish:
divertimento
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Spanish:
embebecimiento
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Turkish:
etkinlik
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Turkish:
uğraşı
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing
Turkish:
eğlenti
— an activity that is entertaining or amusing