entertaining en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛntəːˈteɪnɪŋ/
- /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From entertain + -ing.
Meanings
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Very amusing; that entertains.
The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining.
1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:Sunderland came back from two goals down to earn a point from an entertaining encounter with West Brom.
2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most entertaining | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more entertaining | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
entertainingness · unentertaining · entertailing · entertainingly
Synonyms
Translations (40)
ar بيسلّي (amusing) · es entretenido (amusing) · es divertido (amusing) · be забаўля́льны (amusing) · pl zajmujący (amusing) · hu szórakoztató (amusing) · es entreteniente (amusing) · el ψυχαγωγικός (amusing) · cmn 逗 (amusing) · ca divertit (amusing) · eo amuza (amusing) · ga pléisiúrtha (amusing) · ru развлека́тельный (amusing) · de unterhaltsam (amusing) · fi huvittava (amusing) · el διασκεδαστικός (amusing) · es ameno (amusing) · uk заба́вний (amusing) · fi hauska (amusing) · pl zabawny (amusing) · es divirtiente (amusing) · et meelelahutuslik (amusing) · bg развлека́телен (amusing) · ru курьёзный (amusing) · nl vermakelijk (amusing) · cmn 有趣 (amusing) · uk розважа́льний (amusing) · be заба́ўны (amusing) · ru заба́вный (amusing) · bg заба́вен (amusing) · be займа́льны (amusing) · cs zábavný (amusing) · es entretenedor (amusing) · mwl adbertido (amusing) · fr distrayant (amusing) · bg занима́телен (amusing) · ru занима́тельный (amusing) · fi viihdyttävä (amusing) · fr divertissant (amusing) · mwl adbertida (amusing)