Nearby Words
adjective
affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
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Entertaining
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verb (used with object)
1.
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
2.
to have as a guest; provide food, lodging, etc., for; show hospitality to.
3.
to admit into the mind; consider: He never entertained such ideas.
4.
to hold in the mind; harbor; cherish: They secretly entertained thoughts of revenge.
5.
EXPANDArchaic. to maintain or keep up.
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete. to give admittance or reception to; receive.
verb (used without object)
7.
to exercise hospitality; entertain company; provide entertainment for guests: They loved to talk, dance, and entertain.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English entertenen to hold mutually < Middle French entretenir ≪ Vulgar Latin *intertenēre, equivalent to Latin inter- inter- + tenēre to hold
1425–75; late Middle English entertenen to hold mutually < Middle French entretenir ≪ Vulgar Latin *intertenēre, equivalent to Latin inter- inter- + tenēre to hold
Related forms
o·ver·en·ter·tained, adjective
pre·en·ter·tain, verb (used with object)
un·en·ter·tained, adjective
well-en·ter·tained, adjective
Antonyms
1. bore. 3. reject.
1. bore. 3. reject.
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Word Origin & History
entertain
late 15c., "to keep up, maintain," from M.Fr. entretenir, from O.Fr. entretenir "hold together, support," from entre- "among" (from L. inter) + tenir "to hold" (from L. tenere; see tenet). Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "amuse" is 1620s.
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