amusement

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser +‎ -ment. Morphologically amuse +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈmjuzmənt/ Hyphenation: a‧muse‧ment === Noun === amusement (countable and uncountable, plural amusements) (uncountable) Entertainment. (countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hobby ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amusement. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaː.my.zəˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: amu‧se‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === amusement n (uncountable, no diminutive) entertainment, amusement ==== Related terms ==== amusant amuseren == French == === Etymology === From amuser (“to amuse”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.myz.mɑ̃/ === Noun === amusement m (plural amusements) amusement ==== Descendants ==== → English: amusement → German: Amüsement === Further reading === “amusement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012