infotainment
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of information + entertainment.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt/
- Rhymes: -eɪnmənt
- Hyphenation: in‧fo‧tain‧ment
Noun edit
infotainment (countable and uncountable, plural infotainments)
- A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment; also known as soft news, the information in infotainment programming consists of mostly celebrity news and human drama. [from 1982]
Translations edit
form of programming that provides both information and entertainment
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