# entertaining

Pronunciation: US say "en-ter-TAY-ning" /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/; UK say "en-tuh-TAY-ning" /ˌɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Amusing and enjoyable; holding a person's interest in a pleasant way.
   - Simple: Fun and enjoyable to watch, read, or listen to.
   - _The speaker was so entertaining that nobody glanced at their phone for an hour._
   - _She wrote an entertaining account of her year traveling across South America._

## Verb

2. Present participle of entertain. — present participle and gerund of entertain
   - Simple: Present participle of entertain. Use this '-ing' form after words like 'is' or 'was'.
   - _He spent the whole evening entertaining clients at a downtown restaurant._
   - _Entertaining a crowd that size takes weeks of careful planning._

## Noun

3. Amusement or diversion; activity provided for the enjoyment of others. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Fun activities that people watch or take part in for enjoyment.
   - _The guests gathered in the great hall, eager for an evening of entertaining._
   - _His lordship spared no expense on the entertaining at his country estate._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "entertain" with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/entertaining (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).