Entertaiment is an agreeable occupation for the mind, or diversion or amusement: Solving a crossword puzzle provides entertainment.
Entertainment is an art form with a long history, ranging from poetry and music to theatre, film, television and video games. Entertainment has the power to transcend different media and create a seamless continuum of themes, images and structures that can endure over time.
The word “entertain” derives from the Medieval Latin inter tenere, with the prefix inter meaning “inside,” and the suffix -tenere, which is related to the Indo-European root ten, meaning stretch. See also News & Entertainment. Entertainment is fine as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone or goes below human dignity.