divertissementn.

/diːvɛːˈtiːsmɒ̃/

/dᵻˈvəːtᵻsmənt/

Etymology: French = diversion, also ‘a ballet-interlude, piece of music for several instruments’ (Littré).

1. An entertainment; = divertisement n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > [noun]

playeOE

gameeOE

disportc1380

sportc1443

museryc1450

pastime?1473

gaud1587

playgame1596

exercise1622

amusement1632

evagation1638

retirement1641

divertisement1642

diversiona1684

ploya1689

lounge1788

divertissement1804

happening1959

letterboxing1977

timepass1982

1804 Edinb. Rev. 5 86 The whole party..were called upon to repeat the divertissement in a more public..manner.

1816 Ld. Byron Let. 27 Dec. (1976) V. 151 All kinds of conceits and divertisements on every canal of this aquatic city.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Sept. 3/1 Novels, tales, and adventures of every kind. It is by these divertissements that the taste for reading is first developed.

2. A kind of ballet; a short ballet or other entertainment given between acts or longer pieces (= French entr'acte); formerly also a piece of music containing several movements.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > interlude

intermedium1589

jiga1592

intermean1599

garlic1614

entry1631

interlude1660

by-clap1661

divertisement1667

divertissementc1728

interact1750

intermezzo1771

intermede1820

entr'acte1841

metalogue1956

c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 710 She hath nothing in her head but plays, operas, and all divertissements.

1797 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV p. ix Messrs. Fox, Sheridan, and Grey, are preparing a new Serious Divertissement, or Pas de Trois, with new scenes, dresses, and decorations, called, ‘Le Directoire Executif’.

1841 T. Moore Lalla Rookh Pref. p. xxiii, in Poet. Wks. (new ed.) VI. 14 I must not omit to notice the splendid Divertissement founded upon it.

1880 G. Grove Dict. Music Divertissement, a kind of short ballet..Also a pot-pourri or piece on given motifs..The term is no longer used.

1888 Times 26 June 12/2 (advt.) The new grand spectacular ballet divertissement.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	divertissement
释义	divertissementn. /diːvɛːˈtiːsmɒ̃//dᵻˈvəːtᵻsmənt/ Etymology: French = diversion, also ‘a ballet-interlude, piece of music for several instruments’ (Littré). 1. An entertainment; = divertisement n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > [noun] playeOE gameeOE disportc1380 sportc1443 museryc1450 pastime?1473 gaud1587 playgame1596 exercise1622 amusement1632 evagation1638 retirement1641 divertisement1642 diversiona1684 ploya1689 lounge1788 divertissement1804 happening1959 letterboxing1977 timepass1982 1804 Edinb. Rev. 5 86 The whole party..were called upon to repeat the divertissement in a more public..manner. 1816 Ld. Byron Let. 27 Dec. (1976) V. 151 All kinds of conceits and divertisements on every canal of this aquatic city. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Sept. 3/1 Novels, tales, and adventures of every kind. It is by these divertissements that the taste for reading is first developed. 2. A kind of ballet; a short ballet or other entertainment given between acts or longer pieces (= French entr'acte); formerly also a piece of music containing several movements. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > interlude intermedium1589 jiga1592 intermean1599 garlic1614 entry1631 interlude1660 by-clap1661 divertisement1667 divertissementc1728 interact1750 intermezzo1771 intermede1820 entr'acte1841 metalogue1956 c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 710 She hath nothing in her head but plays, operas, and all divertissements. 1797 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV p. ix Messrs. Fox, Sheridan, and Grey, are preparing a new Serious Divertissement, or Pas de Trois, with new scenes, dresses, and decorations, called, ‘Le Directoire Executif’. 1841 T. Moore Lalla Rookh Pref. p. xxiii, in Poet. Wks. (new ed.) VI. 14 I must not omit to notice the splendid Divertissement founded upon it. 1880 G. Grove Dict. Music Divertissement, a kind of short ballet..Also a pot-pourri or piece on given motifs..The term is no longer used. 1888 Times 26 June 12/2 (advt.) The new grand spectacular ballet divertissement. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.c1728
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