entertainment

As an adverb entertainingly

is in an entertaining manner.

As a noun entertainment is

an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

In obsolete terms the difference between entertainment and humour

is that entertainment is payment of soldiers or servants; wages while humour is moist vapour, moisture.

As nouns the difference between entertainment and humour

is that entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games while humour is moist vapour, moisture.

As a verb humour is

to pacify by indulging.

As nouns the difference between gossip and entertainment

is that gossip is someone who likes to talk about someone else’s private or personal business while entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

As a verb gossip

is to talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a way that spreads the information.

As nouns the difference between entertainment and divertissement

is that entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games while divertissement is an entertaining diversion.

As nouns the difference between entertainment and regale

is that entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games while regale is a feast, meal.

As a verb regale is

to please or entertain (someone).

As nouns the difference between entertainment and festival

is that entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games while festival is an event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.

As an adjective festival is

pertaining to a feast or feast-day. (Now only as the noun used attributively..

Entertainment is a related term of solace.

As nouns the difference between entertainment and solace

is that entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games while solace is comfort or consolation in a time of distress.

As a verb solace is

to give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

In obsolete terms the difference between operation and entertainment

is that operation is effect produced; influence while entertainment is payment of soldiers or servants; wages.

As nouns the difference between operation and entertainment

is that operation is the method by which a device performs its function while entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

As nouns the difference between hedonism and entertainment

is that hedonism is (ethics) the belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life some hedonists, such as the epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good while entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

As an adjective hedonic

is of or relating to pleasure.

As a noun entertainment is

an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.