entertainments

noun

plural of entertainment
1
as in amusements
the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public we didn't stay for the featured entertainment because we don't care for comedy acts the film is purely for entertainment and not meant to be taken seriously

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2
as in diversions
someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment what do you do for entertainment in this town?

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Recent Examples of entertainments Among the New Wave of American filmmakers in the mid-’70s, Spielberg and his friend George Lucas stood out as directors with ambitions to make old-fashioned popular entertainments. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026 Often, producers of these entertainments answer that question through music. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 Weisberger’s book may have been an opportunistic takedown, but the director David Frankel and the screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna spun it into one of the finer Hollywood entertainments of its era, with the pleasing sophistication and bitchery of a classic studio comedy from the forties or fifties. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026 The park allow visitors to experience the movie stories; the movies remind you of the park rides; the whole reminds you of beloved childhood entertainments. — Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The party was a most enjoyable dance, typical of the charming informal entertainments for which the club is noted. — From Staff Reports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Feb. 2026 Television, which greeted the new year with fresh entertainments of all shapes and sizes. — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there. — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025 Music isn’t losing ground just to isolationist listening habits but also to the broader explosion of competing entertainments—on-demand TV and film, immersive gaming platforms, social media. — Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entertainments
  1. amusements
  2. diversions
  3. recreations
  4. delights
  5. pleasures
  6. fun
Noun
  • Many travelers speed right by on their way to the flashy amusements of Kemah or Galveston’s sandy beaches.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
  • Down a dark stairway is the murky world of Bronc’s Tack Room bar, a cavern with pool tables and the usual Stockyards amusements.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Definition of amusements
Noun
  • Less snowpack, as well as more water diversions for agricultural and urban uses, has brought the lake down to less than 33% full and 8 feet below its minimum healthy elevation.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Steiner said smaller floods can sometimes be managed with diversions that keep debris and high flows away from expensive infrastructure and tunnels.
    — Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of diversions
Noun
  • Creator Angelica Hicks, who is known for her celebrity fashion recreations, used black face masks to create a DIY version of the shoes.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • All the entries are highly personal, bracingly creative and audaciously inventive recreations of immortal standards familiar throughout the world.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of recreations
Noun
  • This is the time when arts organizations launch a slew of new productions and festival season gears up to celebrate everything from culinary treats to literary delights.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • To make room for seasonal culinary delights, Casey loves hanging floral arrangements above the dining space.
    — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of delights
Noun
  • In order to fully enjoy the pleasures of summer, Lazime’s team installed accordion-style windows above the kitchen counter, which can be opened and moved to one side to create an outdoor bar.
    — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Reichsmarshall speaks of the pleasures of revenge; his principal reason to visit Paris is to steal or buy, often from Jews, as much classic and modern French art as possible, store it in the Jeu de Paume, and spirit it away to Germany.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pleasures
Noun
  • And while the giant disco balls might not be for everyone, Musgraves seems to be having plenty of fun with them.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The all-day menu at Hurly-Burly is filled with light bites, plus an array of fun drinks for kids and adults.
    — Megan duBois, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of fun

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“Entertainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainments. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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