diverting

5.5

Something pleasant to watch or read that makes you smile and laugh

adjective
/dɪˈvɜrtɪŋ/

: divertido

The movie was surprisingly diverting and kept the audience engaged throughout.

Examples

She told a diverting tale that had everyone laughing at dinner.
I found that book diverting and enjoyable.
I found the book both informative and diverting, making it an enjoyable read.
The movie was quite diverting.
She told a diverting tale that had everyone laughing at dinner.
The movie was surprisingly diverting and kept the audience engaged throughout.
I found the book both informative and diverting, making it an enjoyable read.

Synonyms

amusing

vsdiverting

208 1.0

Causes people to laugh and feel happy

covers pleasant engagement more broadly, not only making people laugh

entertaining

vsdiverting

202 1.7

Makes watching or listening enjoyable

emphasizes general amusement rather than interest or variety

amusive

vsdiverting

8.1

Causes enjoyment and makes people smile

focuses more on pleasant engagement rather than broad enjoyment

Antonyms

boring

721 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

uninteresting

20 1.4

Not exciting and likely to make people bored

How Entertaining

hilarious

Informal

264 1.5

entertaining

202 1.7

diverting

5.5

amusing

208 1.0

pleasant

314 1.0

Surface Forms

diverting positive

divertinger comparative

divertingest superlative

Morphology

diverting = divert (transparent) = divert + ing

The adjective is formed from the verb 'divert' (in its 'entertain' sense) with the participial suffix '-ing', and the meaning 'amusing' follows directly from that verb sense.

Etymology

Diverting comes from parts meaning 'away', di-, and 'to turn', vert, the same 'turn' you see in reverse. So something diverting 'turns' your attention away from worries and into fun, which is why it means 'amusing' or 'entertaining'.