Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [460]
en·ter·tain·ment noun 1 : the act of entertaining
2 : amusement or diversion provided esp. by performers; also : something or someone diverting or engaging
Synonyms
[1] amusement, distraction, diversion; also show business; delectation, delight, enjoyment, joy, mirth; performance, presentation, production, show, spectacle
[2] delight, diversion, fun, pleasure—more at FUN
en·thrall or en·thral verb en·thralled; en·thrall·ing 1 : ENSLAVE
2 : to hold the attention of as if under a spell : hold spellbound
Synonyms
arrest, enchant, fascinate, grip, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, involve, mesmerize; also enrapture, entrance, thrill; beguile, bewitch, charm
en·thrall·ing adjective : capable of holding spellbound : intensely absorbing or interesting
Synonyms
absorbing, engaging, engrossing, fascinating, interesting, intriguing—more at INTERESTING
en·throne verb 1 : to seat on or as if on a throne
2 : EXALT
en·thuse verb en·thused; en·thus·ing 1 : to make enthusiastic
2 : to show enthusiasm
Synonyms
fuss, gush, rave, rhapsodize
en·thu·si·asm noun [ORIGIN: Gk enthousiasmos, fr. enthousiazein to be inspired, irreg. fr. entheos inspired, fr. theos god]
1 : strong warmth of feeling : keen interest : FERVOR
2 : something that inspires or is pursued or regarded with ardent zeal or fervor
Synonyms
[1] appetite, ardor, avidity, eagerness, excitement, fervor, hunger, impatience, keenness, thirst—more at EAGERNESS
[2] craze, fad, fashion, go, mode, rage, sensation, style, trend, vogue—more at FASHION
en·thu·si·ast noun : a person filled with enthusiasm
Synonyms
addict, aficionado, buff, bug, devotee, fan, fancier, lover, nut—more at FAN
en·thu·si·as·tic adjective : filled with or marked by enthusiasm
— en·thu·si·as·ti·cal·ly adverb
Synonyms
ardent, athirst, avid, eager, gung ho, keen, nuts, raring, thirsty—more at EAGER
en·tice verb en·ticed; en·tic·ing : to attract cunningly or by arousing hope or desire : ALLURE, TEMPT
Synonyms
allure, beguile, decoy, lead on, lure, seduce, tempt—more at LURE
en·tice·ment noun 1 : the act of enticing
2 : something that entices : a means or method of enticing
Synonyms
[1,2] lure, seduction, solicitation, temptation—more at TEMPTATION
en·tire adjective having no element or part left out : COMPLETE, WHOLE
Synonyms
complete, comprehensive, full, grand, intact, integral, perfect, plenary, total, undivided, whole—more at COMPLETE
en·tire·ly adverb : to the full or entire extent
Synonyms
altogether, completely, dead, fast, flat, full, fully, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, well, wholly—more at FULLY
en·tire·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : COMPLETENESS
2 : WHOLE, TOTALITY
en·ti·tle verb en·ti·tled; en·ti·tling 1 : to give a title to : DESIGNATE
2 : to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something Synonyms [1] baptize, call, christen, denominate, designate, dub, label, name, style, term, title—more at NAME [2] authorize, qualify; also empower, enable, license; approve, endorse; allow, let, permit; certify, ratify, sanction, validate Antonyms disqualify en·ti·tle·ment noun : a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group en·ti·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : EXISTENCE, BEING 2 : something with separate and real existence Synonyms being, individual, object, substance, thing; also body; material, matter, stuff en·tomb verb : to place in a tomb : BURY en·tomb·ment noun : the act or process of entombing Synonyms burial, interment, sepulture—more at BURIAL en·to·mol·o·gy noun : a branch of zoology that deals with insects — en·to·mo·log·i·cal adjective — en·to·mol·o·gist noun en·tou·rage noun [ORIGIN: F] : RETINUE en·tr'acte noun [ORIGIN: F] 1 : something (as a dance) performed between two acts of a play 2 : the interval between two acts of a play en·trails noun plural : the internal organs esp. in the trunk of the body : VISCERA; especially : the tubular part of the alimentary