verb
- Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.
- usage: "The play amused the ladies"
- Make (somebody) laugh.
- usage: "The clown amused the children"
- synonyms: amuse
adjective
- Pleasantly occupied."We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
- synonyms: diverted, entertained
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