Definition of entertainments Entertainments

/ɛˌntɚtejˈnmʌnts/ - [enterteynmunts] -

We found 3 definitions of entertainments from 2 different sources.

What does entertainments mean?

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Noun Plural: entertainments
entertainment - an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
		amusement
		recreation, diversion a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
		beguilement, distraction an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
		edutainment entertainment that is intended to be educational
		extravaganza any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
		militainment entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated
		night life, nightlife the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.); "a futile search for intelligent nightlife"; "in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs"

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entertainment (Noun)
An activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
entertainment (Noun)
A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others.
entertainment (Noun)
maintenance or support.
entertainment (Noun)
Admission into service; service.
entertainment (Noun)
Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.

entertainment (n.)
The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.
entertainment (n.)
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.
entertainment (n.)
Admission into service; service.
entertainment (n.)
Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.

Entertainment is, for example, an activity like a sport or game that excites people and keeps their attention. Some entertainment, like a scary movie, can also make people feel sad or scared.