amusingnessn.
/əˈmjuːzɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈmjuzɪŋnᵻs/ The quality of being amusing or entertaining.
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society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > amusing or entertaining quality
divertingness1698
amusiveness1805
entertainingness1808
amusingness1823
1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 641/2 Touching the reality (as well as the amusingness) of spectral appearances, I protest..against being put down as a scoffer.
1959 Times 11 Sept. 16/5 Our entertainment is made to depend on..the general amusingness of the dialogue.
2012 P. Mills Media & Pop. Music i. 36 The R Kelly piece..discussed Kelly's musical contribution while never losing sight of its fundamental amusingness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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