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entertainment

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en·ter·tain·ment  (ntr-tnmnt)
n.
1. The act of entertaining.
2. The art or field of entertaining.
3. Something that amuses, pleases, or diverts, especially a performance or show.
4. The pleasure afforded by being entertained; amusement: The comedian performed for our entertainment.
5. Archaic Maintenance; support.
6. Obsolete Employment.
entertainment
Noun
1. enjoyment and interest: a match of top-quality entertainment and goals
2. an act or show that entertains, or such acts and shows collectively
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.entertainmententertainment - an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
amusement
diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
beguilement, distraction - an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
edutainment - entertainment that is intended to be educational
extravaganza - any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
militainment - entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated
night life, nightlife - the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion
show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"
entertainment
noun 1. enjoyment, fun, pleasure, leisure, satisfaction, relaxation, recreation, enjoyment, distraction, amusement, diversion
2. pastime, show, sport, performance, play, treat, presentation, leisure activity, beer and skittles
Translations
Spanish entertainment [ɛntəˈteɪnmənt] n (= amusement) → diversión f (= show); espectáculo (= party); fiesta
French entertainment [ɛntəˈteɪnmənt] entertain n (= amusement) → distraction f, divertissement m, amusement m (= show); spectacle m
German entertainment [ɛntəˈteɪnmənt] entertain n → Unterhaltung f;
(show) → Darbietung f
Italian entertainment [ɛntəˈteɪnmənt] n (= amusement) → divertimento (= show); spettacolo
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To prevent, therefore, giving offence to their customers by any such disappointment, it hath been usual with the honest and well-meaning host to provide a bill of fare which all persons may peruse at their first entrance into the house; and having thence acquainted themselves with the entertainment which they may expect, may either stay and regale with what is provided for them, or may depart to some other ordinary better accommodated to their taste.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
of us, under the easy circumstance of our own weakness, remains another way most easily to express ourselves for the purpose of eliminating from the world the cruelty that is practised by some few of us, for the entertainment of the rest of us, on the trained animals, who, after all, are only lesser animals than we on the round world's surface.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
You must not look for any dancing or festivity or entertainment of guests, for our gala times are still in the air.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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