divertisement

C2+ Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

US /dɪˈvɜrtɪsmənt/ UK /dɪˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an amusement or diversion; an entertainment (archaic)

The masque was offered as a light divertisement after the feast.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an amusement or diversion;... amusement diversion entertainment pastime recreation distraction

Opposites

boredom tedium

Word family

Related forms divertdivertissementdiversiondivertive

Etymology

From French divertissement ('diversion, amusement'), from divertir ('to divert, amuse'), from Latin divertere ('to turn aside'), from dis- ('apart') + vertere ('to turn').

divertir Old French divertere Latin vertere Latin *wert- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Entertainment & Leisure Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# divertisement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈvɜrtɪsmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈvɜːtɪsmənt/

## Meanings
1. an amusement or diversion; an entertainment (archaic)

## Examples
- The masque was offered as a light divertisement after the feast.

## Synonyms
- amusement
- diversion
- entertainment
- pastime
- recreation
- distraction

## Antonyms
- boredom
- tedium

## Related Forms
- divert
- divertissement
- diversion
- divertive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: divertir
- Root: divertere
- Root: vertere
- Root: *wert-

## Etymology
From French divertissement ('diversion, amusement'), from divertir ('to divert, amuse'), from Latin divertere ('to turn aside'), from dis- ('apart') + vertere ('to turn').

## AI Etymology
Divertisement is from French divertissement ('diversion, amusement'), from divertir ('to divert, amuse'), from Latin divertere ('to turn aside'), from dis- ('apart') + vertere ('to turn'). Important recorded forms include divertir (Old French), divertere (Latin), vertere (Latin), and *wert- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an amusement or diversion; an entertainment (archaic). The wider family includes related words such as divert, divertissement, diversion, and divertive.

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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