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entertaining
Passing the time in a pleasant and enjoyable way so that it seems to go by quickly; not boring.
Der Film war so kurzweilig, dass die drei Stunden wie im Flug vergingen.
The film was so entertaining that the three hours flew by.
The word is made up of 'kurz' (short) and 'Weile' (a while/period of time). Something that is 'kurzweilig' (entertaining) makes time feel shorter because it is enjoyable.
Das Gespräch mit ihr war sehr kurzweilig.
The conversation with her was very entertaining.
'Kurzweilig' (entertaining) often describes experiences or media. Typical combinations are: 'ein kurzweiliger Abend' (an entertaining evening), 'eine kurzweilige Lektüre' (an entertaining read), 'ein kurzweiliges Spiel' (an entertaining game), or 'eine kurzweilige Reise' (an entertaining trip).
Wir hatten einen kurzweiligen Abend mit Freunden.
We had an entertaining evening with friends.
The adjective is often used with verbs such as 'sein' (to be) or 'finden' (to find). It can stand before a noun or be used as a description at the end of the sentence.
Ich fand den Vortrag überraschend kurzweilig.
I found the lecture surprisingly entertaining.
exciting
'spannend' and 'kurzweilig' can both be used positively to talk about something entertaining. 'spannend' emphasizes that you stay curious and want to know what happens next. 'kurzweilig' emphasizes that time passes pleasantly quickly and you are not bored. The words can be confused because an exciting evening is often also entertaining. But 'kurzweilig' does not have to be full of suspense; a funny lecture or a nice conversation can be 'kurzweilig' without being especially exciting.
Der Abend auf der Feier war kurzweilig, weil wir viele lustige Gespräche hatten.
The evening at the party was entertaining because we had lots of funny conversations.
Mein Bruder liest gern spannende Bücher über echte Kriminalfälle.
My brother likes reading suspenseful books about real criminal cases.