entertaining

[ en-ter-tey-ning ]

/ ˌɛn tərˈteɪ nɪŋ /

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adjective

affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.

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Origin of entertaining

First recorded in 1615–25; entertain + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM entertaining

en·ter·tain·ing·ly, adverbnon·en·ter·tain·ing, adjectivequa·si-en·ter·tain·ing, adjectiveself-en·ter·tain·ing, adjective

un·en·ter·tain·ing, adjectiveun·en·ter·tain·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby entertaining

enterpriser, enterprise zone, enterprising, entertain, entertainer, entertaining, entertainment, enter the lists, enthalpy, entheogen, enthetic

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How to use entertaining in a sentence

The theme has to be interesting, funny or entertaining enough to move users to participate, and as more people take part, the challenge grows organically, potentially going viral.
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I’ve been tickled by what both Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah have done with their quarantine-era programs, but the biggest surprise to me has been just how entertaining Stephen Colbert has been on CBS’s Late Show.
One Good Thing: Stephen Colbert is looser, funnier, and angrier in quarantine|Emily VanDerWerff|September 4, 2020|Vox
Those videos that perfectly inserted Jim Carrey into Jack Nicholson’s role in The Shining were endlessly entertaining.
Microsoft’s new video authenticator could help weed out dangerous deepfakes|Stan Horaczek|September 3, 2020|Popular-Science
These are well-considered editorial pages with the user’s experience top of mind—always relevant, entertaining, and educational.
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To make Adobe findable via non-Adobe keywords, Thesis, a digital agency in Portland, Oregon, created over 100 helpful, entertaining, professionally informed, SEO content to draw people closer to the brand.
Thesis and Adobe prove SEO content doesn’t have to be boring to be useful|Tyler Stenson|July 16, 2020|Search Engine Watch
The first, while entertaining, is the less revelatory of the two.
Best Buy Punches Back at Amazon|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the string of episodes that aired before that were gripping, noble, and simply entertaining to watch.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the end, his account is an entertaining reminder that sometimes, the truth really is better than fiction.
England’s Greatest Knight Puts ‘Game of Thrones’ to Shame|William O’Connor|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anger Is an Energy is a tremendously entertaining read, and I urge everyone to pick up a copy and start dreaming again.
The Rancid Ballad of Johnny Rotten: His Memoir Seethes With Anger—And Charm|Legs McNeil|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rod Stewart and Diane Sawyer This is just highly entertaining.
The Most WTF Covers of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside,’ Everyone’s Favorite Date-Rape Holiday Classic|Kevin Fallon|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He insisted upon my staying a while, and we had the most amusing and entertaining conversation imaginable.
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Her real bitterness taught me what a purely youthful symptom mine had been, and she was rather a clever girl, often entertaining.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Coming back found mess tent brilliantly lit up and my staff entertaining their friends.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Late comers will of course expect to find you entertaining your guests.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
We find Wilkes as a poseur on literature in one of these entertaining letters to “dearest Polly.”
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British Dictionary definitions for entertaining

entertaining

/ (ˌɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ) /

adjective

serving to entertain or give pleasure; diverting; amusing

Derived forms of entertaining

entertainingly, adverb

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