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Enjoyable vs Amused - What's the difference?

enjoyable | amused |

As adjectives the difference between enjoyable and amused

is that enjoyable is pleasant, capable of giving pleasure while amused is pleasurably entertained.

As a verb amused is

(amuse).

enjoyable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
    • That was an enjoyable day; I had a lot of fun.

    amused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (amuse)
    • While waiting for the bus, I amused myself by performing a mime interpretation of the Gettysburg Address.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pleasurably entertained.
    • The children chased one another in a circle in front of their amused parents.
  • Displaying amusement.
  • (usually, with a complement) Enjoying humor aspects (of something).
    • 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 .

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