Amusing vs Beguiling - What's the difference?
amusing | beguiling | Synonyms |
Entertaining.
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Funny, hilarious.
That beguiles or beguile.
* a beguiling look
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Amusing is a synonym of beguiling.
As verbs the difference between amusing and beguiling
is that amusing is while beguiling is .As adjectives the difference between amusing and beguiling
is that amusing is entertaining while beguiling is that beguiles or beguile.As a noun beguiling is
a beguilement.amusing
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(en adjective)citation, passage=‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’}}
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Synonyms
* See also * See alsoAntonyms
* unamusingDerived terms
* amusingnessbeguiling
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?
