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Synonyms

entertaining

American  
[en-ter-tey-ning] / ˌɛn tərˈteɪ nɪŋ /

adjective

  1. affording entertainment; amusing; diverting.

    We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
entertaining British  
/ ˌɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ /

adjective

  1. serving to entertain or give pleasure; diverting; amusing

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Other Word Forms

  • entertainingly adverb
  • nonentertaining adjective
  • quasi-entertaining adjective
  • self-entertaining adjective
  • unentertaining adjective
  • unentertainingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of entertaining

First recorded in 1615–25; entertain + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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England fans could not have hoped for a more entertaining evening at Wembley Stadium - but with Sarina Wiegman resisting the urge to be more experimental, how much did she actually learn from it?

From BBC

He had a parallel career as a Hollywood script doctor, much in demand to add sparkle to others' film scripts, and shared a best-screenplay Oscar for his entertaining contribution to Shakespeare in Love.

From BBC

The 2022 sequel, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” with its posh “White Lotus”-style luxury getaway, was at least as entertaining, and Netflix appeared to have a long-running franchise on its hands.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tenev said he tries to make the company’s investing presentations entertaining.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Suzanne understood entertaining, how to throw open the doors of a house and make people comfortable,” Mr. Owens said.

From New York Times

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