amused

a·muse

A0269500 (ə-myo͞oz′)tr.v. a·mused, a·mus·ing, a·mus·es 1. To hold the attention of or occupy in an agreeable fashion: amused myself with a puzzle.2. To cause to laugh or smile by being funny: amused the crowd with jokes.3. Archaic To delude or deceive.

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[From Middle French amuser, from Old French, to fill with vain hopes, deceive : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + muser, to stare stupidly; see muse.]

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a·mus′a·ble adj.a·mus′er n.Synonyms: amuse, entertain, divert, regale
These verbs refer to activities that provide pleasure or enjoyment. Amuse can suggest the idle pleasure derived from a pastime: I amused myself with a game of solitaire. It can also suggest the enjoyment of something humorous or laughable: The antics of the little dog amused the children. Entertain often implies a pleasure actively pursued by the imagination or through play: entertained herself with thoughts of what the weekend would bring; children entertaining themselves with games and puppets. It also refers to the enjoyment derived from artistic performance: has been entertaining audiences with his stories and music for many years. Divert implies distraction from worry, boredom, or low spirits: "I had neither Friends or Books to divert me" (Richard Steele).
To regale is to entertain with something that causes great mirth: "He loved to regale his friends with tales about the many memorable characters he had known as a newspaperman" (David Rosenzweig).

amused

(əˈmjuːzd) adj1. believing something to have a humorous quality2. pleasantly occupied: Archie kept us amused with his stories..

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

amused - pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoriadiverted, entertainedpleased - experiencing or manifesting pleasure

amused

noun entertained, interested, involved, occupied, engaged, absorbed, diverted, beguiled, engrossed She was not amused by his teasing.

Translations

distraídodivertito