Entertaiment Articles

Entertainment is a complex and flexible form of activity. It can be enjoyed by one person selecting and listening to a private music album; as a shared experience at a restaurant with friends; at home watching a DVD or video game; at a professional performance; or by many people at the same time when it is broadcast to a global audience. Entertainment evolves as it is adapted to different situations: for example, an ancient story such as Scheherazade from the Persian professional storytelling tradition becomes the basis of orchestral works by Rimsky-Korsakov and others; a film by Pasolini; and innovative video games.

The word entertain comes from the Medieval Latin intertenere and Old French entretenement. It has roots in the Indo-European ten, meaning “to hold inside.” Click on the buttons below to see how other words relate to entertain.