entertaining

en·ter·tain·ing

adj \-ˈtā-niŋ\

Definition of ENTERTAINING

: providing entertainment : diverting <an entertaining book> <an entertaining speaker>

— en·ter·tain·ing·ly \-ˈtā-niŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of ENTERTAINING

1. <a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day>

First Known Use of ENTERTAINING

1676

Related to ENTERTAINING

Synonyms: amusing, delightful, diverting, enjoyable, fun, pleasurable

Antonyms: boring, drab, dreary, dull, flat, heavy, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, pleasureless, ponderous, stodgy, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying

Related Words: agreeable, beguiling, nice, pleasant, satisfying, welcome; recreational; antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, sidesplitting, uproarious; blithesome, gay, gleeful, happy, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful, sunny; exciting, stimulating, thrilling

Near Antonyms: disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, uncongenial, unlovely, unpleasant, unpleasing, unwelcome

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