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Meaning of Amusement | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əˈmjuzmənt

Definitions

  1. Entertainment.
  2. An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.

Equivalents

العربية المتعة تسلية طرب كيفية لعب
Azərbaycanca əyləncə
বাংলা আমোদ
Čeština zábava
Esperanto amuzado amuzaĵo amuzo
فارسی سرگرمی
Français amusement
Gaeilge áibhéar
עברית שעשוע
Magyar szórakozás
Հայերեն զվարճություն
Bahasa Indonesia hiburan
Íslenska afþreying
Қазақша Ермек
한국어 놀이 오락 위락 유희
Kurdî hûvî
Македонски забава разонода
മലയാളം രസം വിനോദം
Bahasa Melayu hiburan
Português diversão divertimento
Slovenščina zabava
தமிழ் கேளிக்கை
Tiếng Việt trò

Examples

“To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.”
“This is some form of amusement you're talking about.”
“"What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."”
“His chief amusements were gunning and fishing, or sauntering along the beach and through the myrtles, in quest of shells or entomological specimens--his collection of the latter might have been envied by a Swammerdamm.”
“The Cat was sour-tempered and grumpy, at first, but before they had journeyed far, the crystal creature had discovered a fine amusement. The long tails of the monkeys were constantly sticking through the bars of their cage, and when they did, the Glass Cat would slyly seize the tails in her paws and pull them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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