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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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Ultimately both teams had chances to win in an entertaining end to the match.

From BBC

Filled with humor and clever puzzles, the series enraptures the audience with a journey that is both entertaining and life-affirming in its unshakeable humanity.

From Salon

Mr. Butler-Gallie, a parish priest in the Cotswolds in England and the author of “A Field Guide to the English Clergy,” is literate and entertaining.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stories individually are entertaining, and though the shape of the forest may be elusive, the trees themselves are fascinating.

From The Wall Street Journal

Manchester United are still a bit of an oddity but they are entertaining, you'd give them that.

From BBC

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