noun
Freq #4224
Meanings
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1
noun
Activity such as films, music, or games that gives people enjoyment.
Television is still the most popular form of entertainment in many homes.
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2
noun
A show or performance put on for an audience's enjoyment.
The hotel offers live entertainment every evening.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· activity such as films,...
amusement
Word family
Forms
entertainments
Derived forms
advertainmentagri-entertainmentagritainmentangertainmentcricketainmentdocutainmenteatertainmentedutainmententertoymententertrainmentexertainmentinfotainment
Etymology
From Middle English entretenement (“support, maintenance”), from Old French entretenement; see entertain. Morphologically entertain + -ment.
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