amusableadj.

Brit.

/əˈmjuːzəbl/, U.S.

/əˈmjuzəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– amusable, 1800s– amuseable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: amuse v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < amuse v. + -able suffix, after French amusable (a1772 in the passage translated in quot. 1789).

Capable of being amused; that can be entertained, or made to laugh.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > [adjective] > capable of being amused

amusable1789

1789 J. Nichols in tr. M. de Maintenon in Guardian (new ed.) I. 320 (footnote) It is sad misery..to be obliged to amuse a man who was no longer amusable.

a1832 Sir J. Mackintosh in J. C. Colquhoun Wilberforce (1866) 445 He was the most amusable man I ever met with.

1875 M. E. Braddon Hostages to Fortune II. xi. 230 Flatterers have found their lord and master less amusable than of old.

1903 Chambers's Jrnl. 26 Dec. 57/1 Lady Jones and her companion [were]..full of anxiety to see for themselves what kind of a boy little Pedr was, and whether he looked amusable.

1933 O. W. Firkins Sel. Ess. 4 He loves amusement, but, strangely enough, he is not very amusable.

2005 P. Muldoon Best Amer. Poetry, 2005 194 Five books of verses and drawings for children and amusable adults.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amusable
释义	amusableadj. Brit. /əˈmjuːzəbl/, U.S. /əˈmjuzəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– amusable, 1800s– amuseable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: amuse v., -able suffix. Etymology: < amuse v. + -able suffix, after French amusable (a1772 in the passage translated in quot. 1789). Capable of being amused; that can be entertained, or made to laugh. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [adjective] > capable of being amused amusable1789 1789 J. Nichols in tr. M. de Maintenon in Guardian (new ed.) I. 320 (footnote) It is sad misery..to be obliged to amuse a man who was no longer amusable. a1832 Sir J. Mackintosh in J. C. Colquhoun Wilberforce (1866) 445 He was the most amusable man I ever met with. 1875 M. E. Braddon Hostages to Fortune II. xi. 230 Flatterers have found their lord and master less amusable than of old. 1903 Chambers's Jrnl. 26 Dec. 57/1 Lady Jones and her companion [were]..full of anxiety to see for themselves what kind of a boy little Pedr was, and whether he looked amusable. 1933 O. W. Firkins Sel. Ess. 4 He loves amusement, but, strangely enough, he is not very amusable. 2005 P. Muldoon Best Amer. Poetry, 2005 194 Five books of verses and drawings for children and amusable adults. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1789
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