Entertaiment is the experience of pleasure, distraction, or amusement. It can be a way of escape from daily life, or it can be a part of a ritual, ceremony, celebration, or religious festival. It can be as small as an intimate dinner party for two; or it can involve thousands of people in a stadium show. The word entertain is related to the verb entice, which means “to tempt or allure.” Use these buttons to find collocations of the word Entertainment. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources and do not reflect the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors.