Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of amuse
While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address.
comparative more amused · superlative most amused
- Pleasurably entertained.
The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents.
- Displaying amusement.
There was an amused grin on his face.
- usuallyEnjoying humorous aspects of something.
He was very much amused by the lyrics.
3 more examples
He was very amused to note the disarray of his opponents.
She was much amused with their antics.
The entertainers parodied his speech. He was not amused.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepleasantly occupied
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Old Frencha-
- Medieval Latinmusumder.?
- Old Frenchmuser
- Old Frenchamuser
- Middle English*amusen
- Englishamuse
- Englishamused
Translations
Finnish huvittunut
- huvittunutpleasurably entertained
Swedish road
- roadpleasurably entertained
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with amused
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Cite this entry
amused. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amused
“amused.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amused. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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