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Amusing

/əˈmjuːzɪŋ/

To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.

📖 Definitions of "Amusing"

verb

1
To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.
"I watch these movies because they amuse me."
2
To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
"His jokes rarely fail to amuse."
3
To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
4
To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.

adjective

1
Entertaining.
"The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud."
2
Funny, hilarious.

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
mirthful	Filled with mirth.
risible	Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
comical	Funny, whimsically amusing.
humorous	Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
funnynoun	Amusing; humorous; comical.
comicnoun	Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.
diverting	(dated) Amusing, distracting.
amusive	(now rare) Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging.
funnoun	Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
laughable	(now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
humourous	(chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.]
entertainingnoun	Very amusing; that entertains.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
entertaining	Very amusing; that entertains.
humorous	Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
funny	Amusing; humorous; comical.
comical	Funny, whimsically amusing.
humourous	(chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.]
mirthful	Filled with mirth.
risible	Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
laughable	(now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
fun	Enjoyable or amusing.
comic	Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.
diverting	(dated) Amusing, distracting.
droll	Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
hilarious	Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
playful	liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive.
jollynoun	Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry.
exciting	Creating or producing excitement.
fascinating	Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.
enjoyable	Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
funny-looking	(informal, idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) Having a comical or humorous appearance.
weird	Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.