| Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure and delight. |
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or provides pleasure and enjoyment. |
| It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention. |
It can be an idea or a task, but more often, it is one of the actions or events that have evolved over thousands of years specifically to capture the audience's attention. |
| Although people's attention is held by different things, because individuals have different preferences in entertainment, most forms are recognizable and familiar. |
Although people are drawn to different things due to varying entertainment preferences, most forms are recognizable and familiar. |
| Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures, were supported in royal courts, developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens. |
Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and various forms of performances exist in all cultures. They were supported by royal courts, evolved into complex forms, and eventually became accessible to all citizens over time. |
| The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry which records and sells entertainment products. |
Today, this process has accelerated thanks to the entertainment industry, which records and sells entertainment products. |
| Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale, ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded products; to a banquet adapted for two; to any size or type of party, with appropriate music and dance; to performances intended for thousands; and even for a global audience. |
Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to any scale: from an individual selecting private entertainment from a vast array of pre-recorded products; to a banquet designed for two; to parties of any size and type with appropriate music and dancing; to performances intended for thousands of people, and even for a global audience. |
| The experience of being entertained has come to be strongly associated with amusement, so that one common understanding of the idea is fun and laughter, although many entertainments have a serious purpose. |
The experience of entertainment has become strongly associated with enjoyment, making fun and laughter the commonly accepted understanding of the concept, although many forms of entertainment also serve a serious purpose. |
| This may be the case in the various forms of ceremony, celebration, religious festival, or satire for example. |
This can occur, for example, in various forms of ceremonies, celebrations, religious festivals, or satire. |
| Hence, there is the possibility that what appears as entertainment may also be a means of achieving insight or intellectual growth. |
Therefore, there is a possibility that what appears as entertainment may also serve as a means of achieving understanding or intellectual growth. |
