Watching the careful choreography of honeybees communicating the location of nectar provided endless amusement for the naturalist.
观察蜜蜂通过精确舞蹈交流花蜜位置，给这位博物学家带来了无尽的乐趣。
Which choice best defines “amusement”?
B — The state of finding something funny or entertaining. “amusement” means the state of finding something funny or entertaining.
Which word means “the state of finding something funny or entertaining”?
B — amusement. “amusement” means the state of finding something funny or entertaining.
amusement — the state of finding something funny or entertaining. In Chinese: 娱乐，消遣.
amusement is pronounced /əˈmjuːz.mənt/.
Watching the careful choreography of honeybees communicating the location of nectar provided endless amusement for the naturalist. (观察蜜蜂通过精确舞蹈交流花蜜位置，给这位博物学家带来了无尽的乐趣。)
entertainment, delight, pleasure — all close in meaning to amusement (the state of finding something funny or entertaining).
boredom, displeasure — each the opposite of amusement (the state of finding something funny or entertaining).
Yes. amusement is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.