Meaning & use
entertainment
Activities, performances, or media that provide amusement, enjoyment, or diversion to an audience.
See it in a sentence
The cruise ship offered live music and other entertainment every evening.
Streaming services have changed how families find entertainment at home.
A note on using this word
Entertainment is uncountable in most uses, so you say a form of entertainment rather than an entertainment.
Words with a similar meaning
amusementrecreation
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Words with an opposite meaning
boredom
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