[əˈmjuːzm(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state or experience of finding something funny
(e.g: we looked with amusement at our horoscopes)

- the provision or enjoyment of entertainment
(e.g: an evening's amusement)

- a roundabout, game machine, etc. for providing entertainment at a fairground or resort
(e.g: on the promenade the amusements were still open)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘musing, diversion of the attention’): from French, from the verb amuser (see amuse)