amusing

amus·ing

adj \ə-ˈmyü-ziŋ\

Definition of AMUSING

: giving amusement : diverting

— amus·ing·ly \-ziŋ-lē\ adverb

— amus·ing·ness noun

Examples of AMUSING

1. He's one of the most amusing people I know.
2. It was amusing to hear her tell the story.

First Known Use of AMUSING

1676

Related to AMUSING

Synonyms: fun, delightful, diverting, enjoyable, entertaining, pleasurable

Antonyms: boring, drab, dreary, dull, flat, heavy, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, pleasureless, ponderous, stodgy, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying

Related Words: agreeable, beguiling, nice, pleasant, satisfying, welcome; recreational; antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, sidesplitting, uproarious; blithesome, gay, gleeful, happy, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful, sunny; exciting, stimulating, thrilling

Near Antonyms: disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, uncongenial, unlovely, unpleasant, unpleasing, unwelcome

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