Definition
A light, entertaining musical composition, usually instrumental, written for performance in informal settings such as social occasions or outdoor events.
Etymology
From Italian 'divertimento' (amusement, entertainment), from 'divertire' (to divert, entertain), derived from Latin 'divertere' (to turn away). The term became standard in European musical terminology during the Classical period.
Kelly Says
The divertimento was essentially 18th-century 'functional music'—composers were paid to write pleasant pieces that wouldn't distract from conversation at aristocratic gatherings, so they composed with one ear literally turned away.
Translations
ARالعربية
ترفيه
ter-fee-eh
CACatalà
divertiment
dee-ver-tee-ment
CSČeština
zábava
zah-ba-va
DADansk
underholdning
oon-der-hold-ning
DEDeutsch
Unterhaltung
oon-ter-halt-ung
ELΕλληνικά
διασκέδαση
dee-as-ke-da-see
ESEspañol
divertimento
dee-ver-tee-men-toh
FAفارسی
سرگرمی
sar-gar-mee
FRFrançais
divertissement
dee-ver-tee-sen-man
GUGU
મનોરંજન
ma-no-ran-jan
HAHA
abinci
ah-bee-n-chee
HIहिन्दी
मनोरंजन
man-o-ran-jan
HUMagyar
szórakozás
sho-ra-ko-zas
IDBahasa Indonesia
hiburan
hee-boo-ran
ITItaliano
divertimento
dee-ver-tee-men-toh
KMKM
កម្មសិល្បៈ
kam-mas-il-puk
MRMR
मनोरंजन
man-o-ran-jan
MSBahasa Melayu
hiburan
hee-boo-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဟောင်း
y-she-ha-ng
NLNederlands
vermaak
ver-maak
NONorsk
underholdning
oon-der-hold-ning
PLPolski
rozrywka
ro-z-ry-wka
PTPortuguês
divertimento
dee-ver-tee-men-toh
RORomână
divertiment
dee-ver-tee-ment
RUРусский
развлечение
raz-vleh-chen-ee-e
SVSvenska
underhållning
oon-der-hall-ning
SWKiswahili
burudani
boo-roo-da-nee
TEతెలుగు
ఆనందం
aan-an-dam
THไทย
ความบันเทิง
kwan-bun-taeng
TLTL
libangan
lee-ba-ngan
TRTürkçe
divertimento
dee-ver-tee-men-toh
UKУкраїнська
розвага
roz-va-ga
URاردو
سرگرمی
sar-gar-mee
VITiếng Việt
giải trí
ghai-tri
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀
awon i-she