entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ 
: providing entertainment : diverting
an entertaining book
an entertaining speaker
Examples of entertaining in a Sentence
a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
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Time, 10 Sep. 2025
There are plenty of spaces for entertaining, too, including a light and airy main salon with a lounge and a separate formal dining room.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
While perhaps some of the love is overblown, the overall season crafted by the show's producers, including Seth Rogen, was deliriously entertaining.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Sweep guest rooms, guest bathrooms, formal entertaining spaces, and other parts of the home that are used infrequently at least once a month.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entertaining
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-iŋ
: providing amusement, diversion, or recreation
an entertaining book
entertainingly
adverb
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