entertaining

/ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, sound | become

make sth

The teacher used funny stories to make the lesson more entertaining for the students.

find sth

She finds her young nephew's silly jokes entertaining, even though she's heard them all before.

ADV

extremely, highly, hugely, marvellously, vastly, very, wonderfully

The children found the magic show extremely entertaining throughout the entire performance.

thoroughly | fairly, quite

Definitions

adj

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.

noun

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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Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

I think a movie is more entertaining than any book.

Tatoeba · #26467

The picture I saw then was a most entertaining one.

Tatoeba · #46980

This is an entertaining program for children.

Tatoeba · #55699

Usage Notes

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In some senses, entertaining is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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