Entertaiment is about play and enjoyment, providing a break from daily tasks and allowing people to experience something novel. It can be social, like sharing a meal or a party, or individual, as in watching a performance or movie. It can take many forms and be adapted to any scale, from a private entertainment experience for two, to a banquet of any size, or performances for a global audience. It also has the capacity to transform: activities such as fencing or archery, originally used in hunting and war, have become spectator sports. The etymology of entertain is instructive: enter means inside; and tain, to hold or possess.
