<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of entertaining; entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; amusement: Solving the daily crossword puzzle is an entertainment for many.</li><li>something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, especially a performance of some kind: The highlight of the ball was an elaborate entertainment.</li><li>hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests.</li><li>a divertingly adventurous, comic, or picaresque novel.</li><li>Obsolete: maintenance in service.</li></ul>