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entertaining en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛntəːˈteɪnɪŋ/
  • /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From entertain + -ing.

Meanings

  1. 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

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most entertaining Degree=Sup lexicographic
more entertaining Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

entertainingness · unentertaining · entertailing · entertainingly

Synonyms

funfilled

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(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)

entertaining en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛntəːˈteɪnɪŋ/
  • /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From entertain + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Entertainment.
    • As soon as the festival was over, and the usual routine of summer entertainings and meetings had been got through, the Bishop and Mrs. Selwyn, accompanied by their large family party and some friends, started for a quiet holiday […] 1889, George Herbert Curteis, Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield:

Forms

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entertainings Number=Plur lexicographic

entertaining en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛntəːˈteɪnɪŋ/
  • /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From entertain + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of entertain
    form of entertain