English Dictionary
Definition of “entertaining”
entertaining (ˌɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
- serving to entertain or give pleasure; diverting; amusing
Alternative Forms
ˌenterˈtainingly adverb
Synonyms
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enjoyable,
interesting,
pleasing,
funny,
charming,
cheering,
pleasant,
amusing,
diverting,
delightful,
witty,
humorous,
pleasurable,
recreative,
entertain (ˌɛntəˈteɪn)
Definitions
verb
- to provide amusement for (a person or audience)
- to show hospitality to (guests)
- (tr) to hold in the mind ⇒
to entertain an idea
Word Origin
C15: from Old French entretenir, from entre- mutually + tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre
Synonyms
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amuse,
interest,
please,
delight,
occupy,
charm,
enthral,
cheer,
divert,
recreate,
regale,
give pleasure to NtRtain=
consider,
support,
maintain,
imagine,
think about,
hold,
foster,
harbour,
contemplate,
conceive of,
ponder,
cherish,
bear in mind keep in mind
think over,
muse over give thought to cogitate on allow yourself to consider NtRtain
Translations
- British English:
entertaining
Something that is entertaining is amusing or interesting....an entertaining movie.ˌɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ ADJECTIVE ...an entertaining movie.
- Spanish:
entretenido
adj entretenida
- French:
amusant
adj
- German:
unterhaltsam
adj
- Chinese: 有趣的 adj
- Arabic: مُسَلٍّ adj
- Portuguese: divertido adj divertida
- Russian: развлекательный adj развлекательная
- Croatian: zabavan adj zabavna
- Czech: zábavný adj
- Danish: underholdende adj
- Dutch: amusant adj
- Finnish: viihdyttävä adj
- Greek: διασκεδαστικός adj διασκεδαστική
- Italian: divertente adj
- Japanese: 愉快な no_posp
- Korean: 재미있는 adj
- Norwegian: underholdende adj
- Polish: zabawny adj zabawan
- Brazilian Portuguese: divertido adj divertida
- European Spanish:
entretenido
adj entretenida
- Swedish: underhållande adj
- Thai: ซึ่งสนุกสนานเพลิดเพลิน adj
- Turkish: eğlendirici adj
- Vietnamese: vui thú adj
Usage examples
The food was excellent, the service unobtrusive and Hector laid himself out to be charming and entertaining.
Harcourt, Palma, A Matter of Conscience (1989)In-between there are entertaining hours of epic history, albeit somewhat truncated for television.
Globe and Mail (2003)For more than 30 years he has been entertaining newspaper readers with his personalised take on life.
Glasgow Herald (2001)We also appeared with Lynn Redgrave in a performance of Virginia Woolf's not very entertaining home entertainment, Freshwater.
Edited by Robin Robertson, MORTIFICATION: Writers' Stories of their Public Shame (2003)
