entertainment
the act of entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; amusement: Solving the daily crossword puzzle is an entertainment for many.
something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, especially a performance of some kind: The highlight of the ball was an elaborate entertainment.
hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests.
a divertingly adventurous, comic, or picaresque novel.
Obsolete. maintenance in service.
Origin of entertainment
1Other words from entertainment
- non·en·ter·tain·ment, noun, adjective
- pre·en·ter·tain·ment, noun
- self-en·ter·tain·ment, noun
Words Nearby entertainment
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How to use entertainment in a sentence
As long as it’s entertainment and within meme culture, she says, “we’re in the clear zone.”
Memers are making deepfakes, and things are getting weird | Karen Hao | August 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAs more consumers ditch their cable companies, it means fewer are paying local taxes for TV entertainment, which are capped by federal law at 5%.
Streaming fees could rise 5% as cities sue to impose a ‘Netflix tax’ | Jeff | August 19, 2020 | FortuneGiven those ties, it’s easier to see why both Triller and TikTok’s push into entertainment crossover.
Nearly five months after much of the entertainment industry shut down, musicians still can’t tour and actors still can’t make movies or shows.
‘Dying to work’: With A-list talent sitting at home, publishers eye video collaboration opportunities with them | Max Willens | August 13, 2020 | DigidayScrap video entertainment, grab flashlights, lots of board games and load up on app games like Head’s Up.
Speech, in this case, is our ability to spend money on a goofy entertainment.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“The cyber attack against Sony Pictures entertainment was not just an attack against a company and its employees,” he said.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBeyoncé has, for close to a decade now, been a deity in entertainment: untouchable, successful, divine.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year | Kevin Fallon | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMGM and Columbia are both subsidiaries of Sony Pictures entertainment.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLike Sony entertainment's The Interview, political pressure delayed the arrivale of foreign films in Korea.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI 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.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftIn this sort of entertainment he has had many followers, among whom the most noted was Charles Matthews.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHe 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 Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseThe entertainment upon such occasions, may vary with the taste of the hostess, or the caprice of her guests.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
British Dictionary definitions for entertainment
/ (ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt) /
the act or art of entertaining or state of being entertained
an act, production, etc, that entertains; diversion; amusement
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