Entertaiment is an article about the things that people do for entertainment. Examples of this include movies, television, music, and other forms of media. People also have different ideas about what constitutes entertainment, and some things that are entertaining to one person may not be to another.
The word entertain is derived from the Medieval Latin intertenere, meaning to hold inside. It is also related to the English word entretenir, which means to maintain or keep up.
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word ‘entertainment.’ This does not reflect the opinions of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
