Entertaiment is a large and ever-evolving category of media that has evolved to encompass a wide range of forms, from the private entertainment of an individual with a choice from the now enormous array of pre-recorded products; to a banquet adapted for two; or a performance intended for thousands. It is also a category that has demonstrated an ability to cross over various media, with themes and images that have proved enduringly popular, whether in the form of familiar stories, movies, music or other art forms. Click on the collocations button to find similar words.
The experience of being entertained has become so closely linked to leisure that one not unusual understanding of the idea is fun and laughter, even though many entertainments have a serious purpose, such as within the various styles of ceremony, celebration, non secular pageant or satire for example.