entertaining

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/
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/ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/ · /ˌɛntəːˈteɪnɪŋ/

Definition of entertaining

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  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.”
    “Sunderland came back from two goals down to earn a point from an entertaining encounter with West Brom.”
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adj

  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.”
    “Sunderland came back from two goals down to earn a point from an entertaining encounter with West Brom.”

verb

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

noun

  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 […]”

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Etymology

From entertain + -ing.

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