Entertaiment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but it is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of entertaining and keeping attention. This is especially true for activities that are not harmful or below human dignity. Click on a collocation to see more examples.
From Old French entretenement. More at entertain.
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