divertissement
entertainment, amusement
noun dee-ver-tees-MAHN Rare
Origin: French 'divertir' (to divert, amuse) from Latin 'divertere'
Usage Note
Divertissement is formal and broad — it includes film, theatre, games, and any leisure activity. In music it refers to a light orchestral piece (un divertissement de Mozart). Pascal famously used the word philosophically to mean the distraction humans use to avoid confronting their condition. The verb is divertir and the reflexive se divertir means 'to enjoy oneself'.
Examples
"Le cinéma reste son divertissement préféré."
Natural Translation
Cinema remains his favourite form of entertainment.
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