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—entertainingly, adv./en'teuhr tay"ning/, adj.affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.[1615-25; ENTERTAIN + -ING2]
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entertaining — entertaining; un·entertaining; … English syllables
Entertaining — En ter*tain ing, a. Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting. {En ter*tain ing*ly}, adv. {En ter*tain ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entertaining — index sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
entertaining — [adj] amusing, pleasing absorbing, affecting, be a ball*, captivating, charming, cheerful, cheering, clever, compelling, delightful, diverting, droll, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting,… … New thesaurus
entertaining — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ providing amusement or enjoyment. DERIVATIVES entertainingly adverb … English terms dictionary
entertaining — [ent΄ər tān′iŋ] adj. interesting and pleasurable; diverting; amusing entertainingly adv … English World dictionary
entertaining — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ He tried to make his speech more entertaining. ▪ find sth … Collocations dictionary
entertaining — en|ter|tain|ing1 [ˌentəˈteınıŋ US tər ] adj amusing and interesting ▪ Children s TV nowadays is much more entertaining. ▪ an entertaining evening entertaining 2 entertaining2 n [U] when you invite people for meals or to parties, at home or for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
entertaining — adj. entertaining to + inf. (it s entertaining to watch people in a restaurant) * * * [ˌentə teɪnɪŋ] entertaining to + inf. (it s entertaining to watch people in a restaurant) … Combinatory dictionary
Entertaining u — Unreferenced|date=August 2008Advert|date=August 2008Entertaining U, also known as EU Jacksonville, is North Florida s largest and oldest free weekly entertainment publication. Originally distributed as The Southeast Entertainer in 1976 by Anthony … Wikipedia
entertaining — en|ter|tain|ing1 [ ,entər teınıŋ ] adjective * enjoyable or fun to do: The book is short but entertaining. The company produces entertaining and informative programs. entertaining en|ter|tain|ing 2 [ ,entər teınıŋ ] noun uncount the social… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
