Word of the Day: Entertaiment

Entertaiment

Entertainment is a broad category that can include anything from an activity intended for personal enjoyment to large-scale performances designed for global audiences. It also demonstrates the ability of familiar forms to cross between different media: for example, the story of Scheherazade from the Persian professional storytelling tradition has inspired music by composers such as Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel, film by Pasolini, and innovative video games.

This week’s Word of the Day is courtesy of our partners at Merriam-Webster:

entertainment — Something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement: The ball was an entertaining evening.