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“amusement” in Latin
oblectātiōdelight, amusement, diversiondēlectātiōdelight, pleasure, amusementlaborwork; labor, toil, exertion; hardship, trouble, fatigue, suffering, drudgery, distressdēlectōto delight, charm, please (+ accusative the person, who is delighted)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
amusement
oblectatio (amusement, a relative pleasure): delectatio (delight: a positive pleasure). For the sake or purpose of amusement, delectationis causa, animi causa, voluptatis causa; animi voluptatisque causa. To indulge in some relaxation and amusement, se jucunditati dare et animum relaxare. To lighten toil, labor, etc., by intervals of amusement, studia voluptatibus condire. To find amusement in any thing, delectari, oblectari aliqua re; aliqua re oblectari et duci; delectationo alicujus rei duci.
Amusement as thing, oblectamentum: delectamentum (Ter., Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for amusement?
- The usual Latin words for “amusement” are oblectātiō, dēlectātiō, labor; also dēlectō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.