Definition
Activities, performances, or shows designed to amuse and interest people.
Etymology
From Old French 'entertenir,' combining 'entre-' (between) with 'tenir' (to hold). Originally meant 'to keep up' or 'to maintain,' it evolved to mean keeping someone engaged or amused.
Kelly Says
The word 'entertain' literally meant 'to hold between' in Old French—entertainment was about holding someone's attention! What counts as entertainment tells us a lot about a culture: people in 1800s England loved circuses, while modern entertainment is dominated by screens and streaming services.
Translations
ARالعربية
ترفيه
ti-ri-fih
CACatalà
entreteniments
en-ter-te-ni-ments
CSČeština
zábava
za-ba-va
DADansk
underholdning
un-der-hold-ning
DEDeutsch
Unterhaltung
un-ter-halt-ung
ELΕλληνικά
διασκέδαση
dia-ske-da-si
ESEspañol
entretenimientos
ent-er-tain-i-men-tos
FAفارسی
سرگرمی
sar-gar-mi
FRFrançais
divertissements
di-ver-tis-man
GUGU
મનોરંજન
ma-no-ran-jan
HIहिन्दी
मनोरंजन
ma-no-ran-jan
HUMagyar
szórakozás
szor-a-ko-zas
IDBahasa Indonesia
hiburan
hi-bu-ran
ITItaliano
intrattenimenti
in-ter-ta-t-ten-i-men-ti
MRMR
मनोरंजन
ma-no-ran-jan
MSBahasa Melayu
hiburan
hi-bu-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဟောင်း
she-hei-haung
NLNederlands
vermaak
ver-maak
NONorsk
underholdning
un-der-hold-ning
PAPA
ਮਨोरੰਜਨ
ma-no-ran-jan
PLPolski
rozrywki
ro-z-rwy-ki
PTPortuguês
entretenimentos
en-ter-ten-i-men-tos
RORomână
divertisment
di-ver-tis-ment
RUРусский
развлечения
raz-vle-chen-iya
SVSvenska
underhållning
un-der-håll-ning
SWKiswahili
burudani
bu-ru-da-ni
TEతెలుగు
మనోరంజనం
ma-no-ran-jan-am
THไทย
ความบันเทิง
khwam-ban-taeng
TRTürkçe
eğlence
eğ-lence
UKУкраїнська
розваги
roz-va-gi
VITiếng Việt
giải trí
gải-trí