Entertaiment is the art of causing people to feel good. Entertaiment is a form of art that can be done in many different ways and can be enjoyed by all kinds of people. Entertainment can help the brain realease seratonin, dopamine and other chemicals that can make you feel good. It can also stimulate the mind, wich is what it was evolved to react deeply to, in order to function in a social world.
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The word entertainment derives from the Medieval Latin intertenere. The prefix inter means inside, and the suffix tenere means to hold or stretch. It later entered English from French as entretenir.