divertissement
noun
a diversion or entertainment.
divertissements
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pluralof divertissement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He followed it with a succession of intensely theatrical divertissements, often revolving around unexpected intellectual conceits or bizarre juxtapositions and featuring brilliant dialogue, puns, repartee, double meanings and misunderstandings.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
But no; they stay with us to the bitter end, tripping into most of the divertissements with all their irrelevant charms and maintaining the style of the first act with supreme consistency.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2015
To prove he was worth his salt in card-sharking, Fallon asked Reynolds to engage in a friendly game of Slapjack, yet another one of Fallon’s twisted divertissements.
From Time ● Sep. 22, 2015
The divertissements that take up most of act two are the weakest theatrical element of the ballet.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2012
There was nothing but fiddling and playing on the virginals, and all kinds of conceits and divertissements, on every canal of this aquatic city.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
