entertainingadjective
uk/en.təˈteɪ.nɪŋ/us/en.t̬ɚˈteɪ.nɪŋ/B2 funny and enjoyable:
an entertaining story/movie
His books aren't particularly well-written, but they're always entertaining.
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- She gave a witty, entertaining and articulate speech.
- He had gained a reputation as an entertaining speaker.
- Her books are always entertaining and this one is no exception.
- It's a very entertaining play with a hilarious final act.
- His books are just silly nonsense but they're entertaining, I suppose.
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Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- all things to all people idiom
- attractive
- banging
- be better than sex idiom
- brighten
- do sb the world of good idiom
- dreamy
- ducky
- enchant
- engaging
- jolly
- keep sb sweet idiom
- knock
- leafy
- lighten
- lovely
- make sb's day idiom
- quench
- tickle
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entertainingly
adverb uk/en.təˈteɪ.nɪŋ.li/us/en.t̬ɚˈteɪ.nɪŋ.li/
entertainingnoun [ U ]
uk/en.təˈteɪ.nɪŋ/us/en.t̬ɚˈteɪ.nɪŋ/the activity of inviting people to your home and giving them food and drink:
We do a lot of entertaining.
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Celebrating & entertaining
- a good time was had by all idiom
- amuse
- amused
- bacchanalian
- banquet
- entertain
- go to town idiom
- have a whale of a time idiom
- host
- kill
- kill the fatted calf idiom
- let your hair down idiom
- perform
- push
- revelry
- scintillate
- see in the New Year idiom
- spirit
- take sb out of himself/herself
- town
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