Entertaining

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Entertain \En`ter*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entertained}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Entertaining}.] [F. entretenir; entre between
     (L. inter) + tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Tenable}.]
     1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service;
        to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
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              You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. --Shak.
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     2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to
        receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as
        a guest.
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              Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby
              some have entertained unawares.       --Heb. xiii.
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     3. To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that
        which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to
        entertain friends with conversation, etc.
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              The weary time she can not entertain. --Shak.
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     4. To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive
        and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use
        of; as, to entertain a proposal.
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              I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as
              the philosophy of Locke.              --De Quincey.
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              A rumor gained ground, -- and, however absurd, was
              entertained by some very sensible people.
                                                    --Hawthorne.
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     5. To meet or encounter, as an enemy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     6. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep
        in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain
        sentiments.
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     7. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. [Obs.]
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              To baptize all nations, and entertain them into the
              services institutions of the holy Jesus. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
  
     Syn: To amuse; divert; maintain. See {Amuse}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Entertaining \En`ter*tain"ing\, a.
     Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting. --
     {En`ter*tain"ing*ly}, adv. -- {En`ter*tain"ing*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  entertaining
       adj : agreeably diverting or amusing; "an entertaining puppet
             show"; "films should be entertaining" [ant: {unentertaining}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "entertaining":
     amusing, beguiling, comic, delightful, diverting, engaging,
     enjoyable, fun, funny, humorous, interesting, pleasant, pleasing,
     pleasurable, recreational, titillating, titillative, witty