3. initiative, imaginative, creative, inventive; productive, constructive.
entertain, v. 1. divert, interest, occupy, beguile, engage, engross, absorb; amuse, please, charm, cheer, Inf hand one a few laughs; gladden, gratify, tickle, exhilarate, enliven, rejoice.
2. disport, recreate, dally; clown, joke, jest, cut up, burlesque, mimic, impersonate, sing and dance.
3. host, receive guests, welcome; give a party, Inf. throw or toss a party, have people over, have company; regale, wine and dine, fete, banquet, treat.
4. consider, take into consideration, weigh, contemplate, ponder; mind, heed, attend.
5. (of thoughts and feelings) harbor, shelter, foster, nurture, cherish; hide, conceal; hold, possess.
entertainer, n. 1. host, hostess; master of ceremonies, M.C., emcee.
2. actor, actress, thespian, tragedian, tragedienne; night club performer, comic, comedian, comedienne, impressionist, mime; speaker, lecturer, reader, mono-logist, reciter; musician, singer, chanteuse, It., Fr. can-tatrice, diva; dancer, ballerina; circus performer, SI. kinker, clown, acrobat, animal trainer,
entertaining, adj. 1. amusing, pleasing, pleasurable; diverting, interesting, distracting, absorbing, engrossing, beguiling; recreative, lively, sportive.
2. laughable, funny, comical, witty, humorous, jolly; hilarious, sidesplitting, ludicrous, farcical; jocular, jocose, jovial, risible,
entertainment, n. 1. amusement, diversion, divertissement, distraction, pastime; recreation, play, sport, fun, cheer; pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, delight, gaiety; relaxation, dalliance, merrymaking, pleasantry, merriment, joviality, jocoseness, jollity, jollification, drollery.
2. antic, lark, romp, gambol, spree, junket; prank, practical joke, escapade, revelry, tomfoolery, skylarking.
3. celebration, gala, fete, soiree, party; dance, ball, prom; pageant, parade, spectacle, extravaganza; festival, carnival, circus; exhibition, presentation, performance, concert, show, play, movie, film; night life.
4. hospitality, welcome, reception, accommodation; refreshment, refection, collation, tea, cocktails; repast, dinner, banquet, feast.
enthrall, v. 1. charm, attract, captivate, take one's fancy; fascinate, allure, enrapture, infatuate, hold spellbound, spellbind; enamor, inflame, excite, thrill, ravish; bewitch, becharm, enchant, mesmerize, hypnotize, carry away, transport.
2. subjugate, enslave, master, subdue; overpower, overcome, vanquish, trample under foot; enchain, keep in bondage, hold in thralldom, weigh down, keep under,
enthrallment, n. 1. possession, subjection, bondage, captivity; slavery, thralldom; fetters, chains.
2. enchantment, charm, spell, witchery, bewitchment; fascination, entrancement, infatuation, passion, obsession, fixation, mania, absorption, preoccupation, prepossession.
enthrone, v. 1. imperialize, ennoble, episcopize, king, give sovereignty to; enthronize, seat or place upon a throne, crown; empower, authorize, entitle.
2. exalt, glorify, dignify; deify, apotheosize, canonize; elevate, raise, upraise, make lofty, aggrandize; honor, revere, respect, admire, look up to, pay homage to; worship, adore, idolize, idealize, romanticize, glamorize, put [s.o.] on a pedestal.
