entertaining

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adjective

en·​ter·​tain·​ing ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ 

ˌin-

: providing entertainment : diverting

an entertaining book

an entertaining speaker

entertainingly

ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ-lē 

ˌin-

adverb

entertaining

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present participle of entertain

Synonyms of entertaining

Adjective

• amusing
• fun
• enjoyable
• delightful

Examples of entertaining in a Sentence

Adjective

a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Neither team will suddenly abandon the entertaining style that has brought them so much success, but both Keith Andrews of Brentford and Bournemouth counterpart Marco Rose might want to consider a more measured approach when protecting a lead. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

But this playful, sleek little homage is so entertaining that those lapses hardly matter. — Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

These nine classics skillfully keep audiences guessing while depicting different kinds of waking nightmares, making the protagonists’ traumas our own for a few entertaining hours. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Nolan folds all of that into a hugely entertaining superhero movie without turning it into a lecture. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1582, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for entertaining

• appertaining
• ascertaining
• uncomplaining
• abstaining
• attaining
• campaigning
• complaining
• constraining
• containing
• detaining
• disdaining
• entraining

Kids Definition

entertaining

adjective

en·​ter·​tain·​ing ˌen-tər-ˈtān-iŋ 

: providing amusement, diversion, or recreation

an entertaining book

entertainingly adverb