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

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of entertainment¹

First recorded in 1525–35; entertain + -ment

Example Sentences

Recently, the school announced the hiring of Daniel Cruz as deputy athletics director and chief revenue officer after his previous stints with Disney and Marvel Entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a continuum of there’s this IP you can mine, you’re thinking about how you can tap into both older audiences and newer audiences in a risk-averse environment, while still exploring genres that are relatively safe,” said Alisa Perren, director of the Center for Entertainment and Media Industries at University of Texas at Austin.

From Los Angeles Times

The entertainment business’ results were augmented by another quarter of profitability for the company’s streaming business, which includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+.

From Los Angeles Times

The Burbank media giant reported Thursday that its entertainment business took in $10.8 billion in revenue during its fiscal fourth quarter, an increase of 14% compared with the same period a year earlier.

From Los Angeles Times

The entertainment segment’s operating income for the quarter totaled $1.1 billion, quadruple the same quarter a year earlier, which included the lackluster “Haunted Mansion.”

From Los Angeles Times