amusement

English

/əˈmjuzmənt/

noun

Definitions

(uncountable) Entertainment.
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.

Etymology

Borrowed from French amusement, amuser.

Origin

French

amuser

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Amüsement German
amüsieren German
amuse-bouche French
amusement French
amuser French
amuseur French
amuza Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
amuser Middle French
amize Mauritian Creole
amusar Franco-Provençal