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infotainment

  • /ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt/ UK
  • /ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt/ US

Rhymes with -eɪnmənt

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Blend of information + entertainment.

noun infotainments

  1. countable, uncountable A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama.

    Similar: soft news

  2. countable, uncountable Information and/or entertainment facilities. Unsurprisingly, more people are choosing not to use their car’s native infotainment controls. Only 56 percent of owners prefer to use their vehicle’s built-in system to play audio, down from 70 percent in 2020, JD Power found. Less than half of owners said they like using their car’s native controls

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noun form of programming that provides both information and entertainment

Españolinfoentretenimiento, infoocio, infotenimiento
Françaisinfodivertissement

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"infotainment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infotainment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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infotainment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infotainment

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"infotainment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infotainment.

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@misc{infotainment_2026,
  title = {infotainment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infotainment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}