entertainment

Definitions

1. Entertain, to amuse and re-create.
2. An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games
3. An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
   countable, uncountable
4. Pleasant activity in that it occupies the free time.
5. A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others
6. A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others.
   countable, uncountable
7. Action of taking care of something or someone, of keeping something in optimal working condition.
8. Maintenance or support
9. Maintenance or support.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
10. An admission into service; a service
11. An admission into service; a service.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
12. The payment of soldiers or servants; wages
13. The payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
14. A reception; a (provision of) food to guests or travellers.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

46 more languages

Afrikaansvermaak

العربيةالترفيهترفيهتسليةتفريحطربلَهْو+ 3 more

Azərbaycan diliəyləncə

Bosanskirazonodaresurszabavazabavniзабаваразонода+ 3 more

Catalàentreteniment

Češtinarozptýlenízábavazábavní

Cymraegadloniant

Danskmorskabunderholdning

Ελληνικάδιασκέδασηψυχαγωγία

Esperantoamuzaĵo

Eestimeelelahutus

Suomihauskuutusviihdeviihdytys

Gaeilgesiamsa

Gàidhligaoigheachddibhearsanseis

हिन्दीख़ातिरदारीमनोरंजनमेहमानदारी

Hrvatskirazonodaresurszabavazabavniзабаваразонода+ 3 more

Magyarszórakozás

Հայերենժամանց

Bahasa Indonesiahiburan

Íslenskaskemmtun

Italianodivertimentointrattenimento

日本語エンターテイメントエンターテインメントエンタメかんたいレジャー娯楽接待興軟派+ 6 more

ភាសាខ្មែរកំសាន្តហសាភិប្រាយ

한국어엔터테인먼트연예예능오락+ 1 more

Kurdîcumbuş

Latinahospitiumoblectāmenoblectamentum

Македонскизабаваразонода

मराठीकरमणूकमनोरंजन

Bahasa Melayuhiburan

မြန်မာအပျော်အပါး

Nederlandsamusementvermaakverstrooiing

Polskiresursrozrywkarozrywkowyzabawa+ 1 more

Portuguêsentretenimento

Românădistracțiedivertismentpetrecere

Русскийзабавапотехаразвлечениеутеха+ 1 more

Slovenščinazabava

ShqipargëtimDëfrim

Српскиrazonodaresurszabavazabavniзабаваразонода+ 3 more

Svenskaförströelseunderhållning

Kiswahiliburudani

ไทยการบันเทิงความบันเทิงมหรสพ

Tagalogaliwanpag-aaliwpaglilibang

Setswanaboitumediso

Türkçecümbüşeğlenceeğlendirioyun+ 1 more

Українськазабаварозвагарозважальнийрозрадаутіха+ 2 more

Tiếng Việtgiải trí

Examples

“The delinquents are generally the adventurous type⟳, who have⟳ little use⟳ for reading and other non-active entertainment.”

“Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]”

“"This," said the matronly presence, ushering me into a low room on the right, "is where the Travellers sit⟳ by the fire, and cook⟳ what bits of suppers they buy⟳ with their fourpences." "O! Then they have⟳ no Entertainment?" said I. For the inscription over the outer door was still running in my head, and I was mentally repeating, in a kind of tune⟳, "Lodging, entertainment, and fourpence each."”

“He must think⟳ us some band of strangers i' the adversary's entertainment.”

“The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence.”

“I prithee, shepherd, if that love⟳ or gold Can in this desert place⟳ buy⟳ entertainment, Bring⟳ us where we may rest⟳ ourselves and feed⟳.”

“Tho’ they cut⟳ [the beef] into long Pieces, (like⟳ Ropes) with the Hide⟳; and dress’d, and eat⟳ it half-roasted according to their Custom, and gave it me in the same Manner; yet I thought this contemptible Food, and what a Beggar in England would not have⟳ touch’d, the most delicious Entertainment I ever met with.”

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