entertainment

[ en-ter-teyn-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act of 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.

  1. hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests.

  2. a divertingly adventurous, comic, or picaresque novel.

  3. Obsolete. maintenance in service.

Origin of entertainment

1
First recorded in 1525–35; entertain + -ment

Other words from entertainment

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

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British Dictionary definitions for entertainment

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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