entertainment (Meaning)

Wordnet

entertainment (n)

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

Webster

entertainment (n.)

The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.

That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement.

Admission into service; service.

Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.

FAQs About the word entertainment

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