Diverting

/daɪˈvɜrtɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Entertaining or amusing; something that takes your attention away from something else.

Etymology

From Latin 'divertere,' meaning 'to turn aside' (di- meaning 'away' + vertere meaning 'to turn'). It entered English in the 1600s with both the sense of 'amusing' and 'turning aside.'

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