entertainment

entertainment
n
amusement, diversion, divertissement, distraction, pastime; recreation, play, sport, fun, cheer; pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, delight, gaiety; relaxation, dalliance, merrymaking, pleasantry, merriment, joviality, jocoseness, jollity, jollification, drollery.
2. antic, lark, romp, gambol, spree, junket; prank, practical joke, escapade, revelry, tomfoolery, skylarking.
3. celebration, gala, fete, soiree, party; dance, ball, prom; pageant, parade, spectacle, extravaganza; festival, carnival, circus; exhibition, presentation, performance, concert, show, play, movie, film; night life.
4. hospitality, welcome, reception, accommodation; refreshment, refection, collation, tea, cocktails; repast, dinner, banquet, feast.

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  • Entertainment! — Studioalbum von Gang of Four Veröffentlichung September 1979 Label EMI Format …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Entertainment.ie — is a Dublin based Irish website that provides extensive cinema, TV, live music, theatre, comedy, exhibition and festival listings for free, as well as celebrity gossip, music and movie news, movie and DVD reviews, CD reviews and up to date… …   Wikipedia

  • Entertainment — En ter*tain ment, n. [Cf. OF. entretenement.] 1. The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general. [1913 Webster] The entertainment of Christ by faith. Baxter.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Entertainment! — est le premier album du groupe post punk britannique Gang of Four. Il est paru sur EMI en Angleterre en 1979 et sur Warner Bros. aux États Unis l année suivante. Avec Entertainment!, Gang of Four introduisait pour la première fois son mélange de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Entertainment — ist eine andere Bezeichnung für Unterhaltung, Zeitvertreib ein Album der Band Gang of Four, siehe Entertainment! Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begrif …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • entertainment — index enjoyment (pleasure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • entertainment — /entə teinmənt/, it. /enter tɛinment/ s. ingl. (propr. intrattenimento ), usato in ital. al masch. (massm., teatr.) [genere di spettacolo leggero, di evasione] ▶◀ show business …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • entertainment — 1530s, “provision for support of a retainer; manner of social behavior,” now obsolete, along with other 16c. senses; from ENTERTAIN (Cf. entertain) + MENT (Cf. ment). Meaning “the amusement of someone” is from 1610s; “that which… …   Etymology dictionary

  • entertainment — /enterteinəment, ingl. ˌɛntəteɪnmənt/ [vc. ingl., propr. «intrattenimento», da to entertain «intrattenere, divertire»] s. m. inv. spettacolo leggero □ intrattenimento, divertimento …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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