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Exciting vs Entertaining - What's the difference?

exciting | entertaining | Related terms |

Exciting is a related term of entertaining.


As verbs the difference between exciting and entertaining

is that exciting is while entertaining is .

As adjectives the difference between exciting and entertaining

is that exciting is creating or producing excitement while entertaining is very amusing; that entertains.

As a noun entertaining is

(archaic) entertainment.

exciting

English

Verb

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    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • creating or producing excitement

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    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