amusement
noun
amuse·ment
ə-ˈmyüz-mənt 
1
: a means of amusing or entertaining
what are her favorite amusements
2
: the condition of being amused
could not hide his amusement
3
: pleasurable diversion : entertainment
plays the piano for amusement
Examples of amusement in a Sentence
I'm reading this novel for amusement.
Several games were provided for the education and amusement of the children.
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More casual, and far more intimate, is the arsenal of gun shots—regular Americans, children as well as adults, toting their weaponry for the camera, and for the nervous amusement of their friends and relatives.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Out of the amusement of babes comes a perfect alternative to the current tariffs panic.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
While the painting’s subjects are typically associated with hunting, their strange arrangements and Grotesque ornamentation suggest they were intended for the amusement and entertainment of the lodge’s guests.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
The unschooled elevate personalities over institutions and juvenile amusements — having fun — over the quest to diminish injustice, to strive for wisdom, to display courage and to be guided by every benevolent instinct of the human heart.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Out of the amusement of babes comes a perfect alternative to the current tariffs panic.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
While the painting’s subjects are typically associated with hunting, their strange arrangements and Grotesque ornamentation suggest they were intended for the amusement and entertainment of the lodge’s guests.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
The unschooled elevate personalities over institutions and juvenile amusements — having fun — over the quest to diminish injustice, to strive for wisdom, to display courage and to be guided by every benevolent instinct of the human heart.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Amusement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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amusement
noun
amuse·ment
ə-ˈmyüz-mənt
1
: something that amuses
2
: the condition of being amused
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