Synonyms

diverting

[dih-vur-ting, dahy-]

di·vert·ing

[dih-vur-ting, dahy-]
adjective
serving to divert; entertaining; amusing.

Origin:
1645–55; divert + -ing2

di·vert·ing·ly, adverb

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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di·vert

[dih-vurt, dahy-]
verb (used with object)
1.
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
2.
British. to route (traffic) on a detour.
3.
to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc.
4.
to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse.
verb (used without object)
5.
to turn aside; veer: It is sad to see so much talent divert to trivial occupations.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dīvertere, equivalent to dī- di-2 + vertere to turn

di·vert·ed·ly, adverb
di·vert·er, noun
di·vert·i·ble, adjective
pre·di·vert, verb (used with object)
re·di·vert, verb (used with object)
EXPAND
un·di·vert·ed, adjective
un·di·vert·i·ble, adjective
COLLAPSE


4. delight. See amuse.


4. bore.

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divert (daɪˈvɜːt)
 
vb
1.  to turn (a person or thing) aside from a course; deflect
2.  (tr) to entertain; amuse
3.  (tr) to distract the attention of
 
[C15: from French divertir, from Latin dīvertere to turn aside, from di-² + vertere to turn]
 
di'verter
 
n
 
di'vertible
 
adj
 
di'verting
 
adj
 
di'vertingly
 
adv
 
di'vertive
 
adj

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