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Entertaining vs Clowning - What's the difference?

entertaining | clowning |

As verbs the difference between entertaining and clowning

is that entertaining is while clowning is .

As nouns the difference between entertaining and clowning

is that entertaining is (archaic) entertainment while clowning is clownish behaviour.

As an adjective entertaining

is very amusing; that entertains.

entertaining

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very amusing; that entertains.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Sunderland came back from two goals down to earn a point from an entertaining encounter with West Brom.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) entertainment
  • * 1889 , George Herbert Curteis, Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield
  • As soon as the festival was over, and the usual routine of summer entertainings and meetings had been got through, the Bishop and Mrs. Selwyn, accompanied by their large family party and some friends, started for a quiet holiday

    clowning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • clownish behaviour
  • * 1961 , Lucille Iremonger, And his charming lady (page 205)
  • The press took seriously all Shaw's provocative ambiguities and clownings , and Lady Astor was identified with his most outrageous actions and statements.