Entertaiment is a concept that includes amusement, diversion, recreation, leisure, and pleasure. It can be achieved in various ways such as movies, concerts, recreational activities, reading books, etc. It provides an escape from everyday routines and mundane realities. It can also provide an opportunity to achieve insight and intellectual growth.

The word entertainment comes from medieval Latin inter tenere, meaning “to hold inside.” It is believed that the prefix ‘inter’ indicates that something holds the inner essence of another thing, and the suffix ‘ten’ is related to the Indo-European root ten, which means to stretch or extend.

Entertainment often hits on points the brain was evolved to deeply react to, such as murders and social backstabbing.