Adjective amusing has 2 senses
  1. amusing, amusive, diverting, fun - providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do"
    Antonym: unentertaining (indirect, via entertaining)
  2. amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible - arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
    Antonyms: humorless, humourless, unhumorous (indirect, via humorous)
,Verb amuse has 2 senses
  1. amuse, divert, disport - occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
    --1 is one way to entertain
    Derived form: noun amusement2
    Sample sentences:
    The performance is likely to amuse Sue
    Sam cannot amuse Sue
  2. amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"
    --2 is one way to
    cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up
    Derived form: noun amusement1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot amuse Sue
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