Entertaiment is a broad cultural phenomenon and industry, encompassing various media such as motion picture, television, books, music, and live performance. It is a consumer-centered commercial culture that keeps individuals amused and diverted in an increasingly complex marketplace and information society. Entertainment crosses over different forms and media, with familiar images, structures, and themes recurring across genres. The collection features both the traditional and newer forms of entertainment, such as video games, social media platforms, e-commerce, and virtual reality. Click on a collocation to see more examples.
From Old French entretenement.
Similar words are entertain, entertainments, and entente. Also see entice, divert, and occupy.