Articles about Entertaiment

Any activity that diverts people from their daily lives in order to amuse them. Entertainment is usually associated with fun and laughter, but it can have a more serious purpose, such as in ceremonies, religious festivals, or satire. People may create their own entertainment, such as spontaneously inventing a game; or they can participate actively, as when playing sport as a hobby; or they can consume it passively, as by watching a performance. The word comes from the Latin inter tenere, with the prefix inter meaning “inside,” and the suffix tenere derived from the Indo-European root ten, which means to hold or stretch something.