amusement
Light-hearted enjoyment state
Amusement is the state of being entertained or finding something funny: She watched his attempts with quiet amusement.
It also refers to activities that entertain: The fair offered amusements for all ages.
An amusement park is a commercial venue with rides and attractions.
To do something for one's own amusement is to do it for personal enjoyment rather than practical purpose.
Looping amusement track vehicle
- carouselRevolving platform with seats
- rideJourney atop something
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
attraction · ticket · cotton-candy · waterslide · teacups · tilt-a-whirl · merry-go-round · games
Vocal expression of amusement
- smilePleased facial expression
- grinBroad, toothy smile
- chuckleLow, suppressed laugh
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
smirk · chortle · snicker · beam · twinkle · snort · guffaw · titter
Intense pleasure or satisfaction
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- enjoymentState of relishing something
pleasure · cheerfulness · joviality · lightheartedness · whimsy · jollity · gaiety · exhilaration
rollercoaster
Looping amusement track vehicle
arcade · attraction · ticket · cotton-candy · waterslide · teacups · tilt-a-whirl · merry-go-round · games · prizes
laughter
Vocal expression of amusement
giggle · smirk · chortle · snicker · beam · twinkle · snort · guffaw · titter
delight
Intense pleasure or satisfaction
enjoyment · pleasure · cheerfulness · joviality · lightheartedness · whimsy · jollity · gaiety · exhilaration · gratification
circus
Traveling entertainment with performers
concert · magic · cabaret · puppetry · clown · acrobat · juggler · illusionist · sitcom · spectacle
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- frivolityUnserious, lighthearted conduct
- anticLudicrous or playful act
horseplay · tomfoolery · jest · prank · shenanigan · caper · hijinks · romp · clowning · goofiness
- leisurerecreation, pastimes, downtime, free time, relaxation
- joyhappiness, gladness, joyfulness, elation, delight
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- funentertainment, excitement, joy, merriment, playfulness
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
amusementdisgust
Intense physical aversion
revulsion · displeasure · annoyance · irritation · misery
- amusement parkRecreational attraction complex
- amusement ridesMotorized entertainment vehicles
- amusement arcadeVenue with coin-op games
- amusement park workerFairground employee
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