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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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Like Hedda herself, she’s too brazen, brilliant and entertaining to go ignored.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I had always liked entertaining people, and my parents realized that, so they enrolled me in musical theater classes.”

From Los Angeles Times

The chef is hilarious and does a great job explaining each course, which makes the experience both educational and entertaining.

From Salon

Netflix invest about $20 billion in quality films and series this year and expand its entertaining offering, and also plans to resume its share buyback program.

From The Wall Street Journal

A prominent Rochester minister, Reverend Strong, was entertaining visitors from out of town.

From Literature