A broad category of activities and objects that are enjoyed for their aesthetic effect or for the pleasure they give. Many of these are enduring forms that have proved to be amazingly resilient and adaptive as they are translated into various media and subjected to creative remix. See also amusement, fun, recreation, and toy.

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From Old French entretenement, from Medieval Latin intertenere, derived from the Indo-European root ten, meaning to stretch.