Entertaining vs Enchanting - What's the difference?
entertaining | enchanting | Related terms |
Very amusing; that entertains.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 1
, author=Phil Dawkes
, title=Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom
, work=BBC Sport
(archaic) entertainment
* 1889 , George Herbert Curteis, Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield
Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
As adjectives the difference between entertaining and enchanting
is that entertaining is very amusing; that entertains while enchanting is having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.As verbs the difference between entertaining and enchanting
is that entertaining is present participle of lang=en while enchanting is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between entertaining and enchanting
is that entertaining is entertainment while enchanting is an act of enchantment.entertaining
English
Adjective
(en adjective)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)- 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
enchanting
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- "Fairytale" is an over-used word in football but there is certainly something enchanting about the Lambert story, rejected as a teenager at Liverpool and then playing at, among others, Blackpool, Rochdale, Stockport and Bristol Rovers.