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Entertaining

//ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    agreeably diverting wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Entertainment. archaic

    "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 […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of entertain form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From entertain + -ing.

Etymology 2

From entertain + -ing.

Etymology 3

From entertain + -ing.

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