entertaining

adjective

en·​ter·​tain·​ing ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ How to pronounce entertaining (audio)
: providing entertainment : diverting
an entertaining book
an entertaining speaker
entertainingly adverb

Examples of entertaining in a Sentence

a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
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In Mexico, Pachuca is considered an entertaining team that tends to appeal to neutrals. Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 8 June 2025 Is the dead spot in an area that is infrequently used and not part of your immediate entertaining space? Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025 Things got more complicated, of course, with the Florida Panthers’ return to the Stanley Cup Final, again capturing the hearts of fans old and new with their physical and entertaining brand of hockey. South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2025 Just off the garden-level entertaining zone is a cozy media room with a fireplace that will keep you nice and toasty during movie nights or quiet evenings in. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for entertaining

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of entertaining was in 1582

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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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entertaining

adjective
en·​ter·​tain·​ing ˌen-tər-ˈtān-iŋ How to pronounce entertaining (audio)
: providing amusement, diversion, or recreation
an entertaining book
entertainingly adverb

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