Entertaiment is an activity designed to occupy and amuse, often in an enjoyable and playful way. It can take many forms and be adapted to any scale—from an individual choosing entertainment from a now vast array of pre-recorded products; to banquets and parties for two or thousands; to public performances intended for a large audience.
From the Medieval Latin intertenere, which contains the prefix “inside” and the suffix -tai, meaning to hold inside. Entertainment can stimulate the brain to realease seratonin and dopamine. It is often focused on themes that the mind was evolved to react deeply to, like social backstabbing and murders.