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entertaining definition
entertaining |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb entertain 1 of 3 senses of entertain Sense 1 entertain => host => amuse, divert, disport Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb entertain 1 of 3 senses of entertain Sense 1 entertain => host => feast, banquet, junket => wine and dine => emcee, compere => amuse, divert, disport Entailment of verb entertain Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb entertain 3 senses of entertain Sense 1 entertain => socialize Sense 2 entertain, think of toy with flirt with think about => contemplate Sense 3 harbor, harbour, hold entertain, nurse => feel experience Familiarity of verb entertain entertain used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb entertain Sense 1 entertain => socialize -------------- Sense 2 entertain, think of toy with flirt with think about => contemplate -------------- Sense 3 harbor, harbour, hold entertain, nurse => feel experience -------------- Overview of verb entertain The verb entertain has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (24) entertain -- (provide entertainment for) 2. (1) entertain, think of toy with flirt with think about -- (take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America") 3. harbor, harbour, hold entertain, nurse -- (maintain; as of a theory, thoughts, or feelings; "bear a grudge"; "hold a grudge") Overview of adj entertaining The adj entertaining has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) entertaining -- (agreeably diverting or amusing; "an entertaining puppet show"; "films should be entertaining") Antonyms of adj entertaining 1 sense of entertaining Sense 1 entertaining (vs. unentertaining) unentertaining (vs. entertaining) => unamusing Similarity of adj entertaining 1 sense of entertaining Sense 1 entertaining (vs. unentertaining) => amusing, amusive, diverting, fun(postnominal) Attributes of adj entertaining Familiarity of adj entertaining entertaining used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj entertaining entertaining unentertaining Overview of verb entertain The verb entertain has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (24) entertain -- (provide entertainment for) 2. (1) entertain, think of toy with flirt with think about -- (take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America") 3. harbor, harbour, hold entertain, nurse -- (maintain; as of a theory, thoughts, or feelings; "bear a grudge"; "hold a grudge") Overview of adj entertaining The adj entertaining has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) entertaining -- (agreeably diverting or amusing; "an entertaining puppet show"; "films should be entertaining")
entertaining definition
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