ENTERTAINING


Meaning of ENTERTAINING in English

I. en ‧ ter ‧ tain ‧ ing 1 /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ◂ $ -tər-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ entertainer , ↑ entertainment , ↑ entertaining ; verb : ↑ entertain ; adverb : entertainingly; adjective : ↑ entertaining ]

amusing and interesting:

Children’s TV nowadays is much more entertaining.

an entertaining evening

II. entertaining 2 BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ entertainer , ↑ entertainment , ↑ entertaining ; verb : ↑ entertain ; adverb : entertainingly; adjective : ↑ entertaining ]

when you invite people for meals or to parties, at home or for business reasons:

simple recipes for easy entertaining

The hotel is used for corporate entertaining (=for business reasons) .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.