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entertainment

[ en-ter-teyn-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of entertaining; entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; amusement:

    Solving the daily crossword puzzle is an entertainment for many.

  2. something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, especially a performance of some kind:

    The highlight of the ball was an elaborate entertainment.

  3. hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests.
  4. a divertingly adventurous, comic, or picaresque novel.
  5. Obsolete. maintenance in service.


entertainment

/ ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt /

noun

  1. the act or art of entertaining or state of being entertained
  2. an act, production, etc, that entertains; diversion; amusement


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Other Words From

  • nonen·ter·tainment noun adjective
  • preen·ter·tainment noun
  • self-enter·tainment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of entertainment1

First recorded in 1525–35; entertain + -ment

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Example Sentences

Speech, in this case, is our ability to spend money on a goofy entertainment.

“The cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment was not just an attack against a company and its employees,” he said.

Beyoncé has, for close to a decade now, been a deity in entertainment: untouchable, successful, divine.

MGM and Columbia are both subsidiaries of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Like Sony Entertainment's The Interview, political pressure delayed the arrivale of foreign films in Korea.

I assured him I was well refreshed with his good entertainment and company, and as much in my senses as ever I was in my life.

In this sort of entertainment he has had many followers, among whom the most noted was Charles Matthews.

He who keeps up such entertainment longest and kills most of the said animals is most respected.

Somebody must explain and manage the entertainment in the radio tent, and who better than Jessie?

The entertainment upon such occasions, may vary with the taste of the hostess, or the caprice of her guests.

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