entertaining
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entertaining
- /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
- /ˌɛntəːˈteɪnɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪnɪŋ
Where it comes from
From entertain + -ing.
adjective more entertaining · most entertaining
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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.
Similar: funfilled
verb
- present participle and gerund of entertain
noun entertainings
- 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 […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: amusing, amusive, fun, diverting, funny, droll, playful, recreation, jolly, boisterous, exciting, stimulating, enjoyable, pleasurable, lively, pleasant
Translations
Every language
adj amusing
| Español | divertido, entretenido, ameno, entretenedor, entreteniente, divirtiente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有趣 yǒuqù, 逗 dòu |
| Français | divertissant, distrayant |
| Deutsch | unterhaltsam |
| Ελληνικά | διασκεδαστικός diaskedastikós, ψυχαγωγικός psychagogikós |
| Русский | развлека́тельный razvlekátelʹnyj, заба́вный zabávnyj, занима́тельный zanimátelʹnyj, курьёзный kurʹjóznyj |
| العربية | بيسلّي bisalli |
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title = {entertaining},
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