Amused vs Gleeful - What's the difference?
amused | gleeful |
(amuse)
Pleasurably entertained.
Displaying amusement.
(usually, with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).
As adjectives the difference between amused and gleeful
is that amused is pleasurably entertained while gleeful is exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.As a verb amused
is (amuse).amused
English
Verb
(head)- While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address.
Adjective
(en adjective)- The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents.
- He was amused to note the disarray of his opponents.
- He was very amused by the lyrics.
- She was amused with their antics.
- The entertainers parodied his speech. He was not amused .
