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RECREATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
Example:
days of joyous recreation with his friends
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("recreation" is a kind of...):
rejuvenation (the act of restoring to a more youthful condition)
Derivation:
recreate (give new life or energy to)
recreational (of or relating to recreation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
Example:
drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation
Synonyms:
diversion; recreation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("recreation" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "recreation"):
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
caper; frolic; gambol; play; romp (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement)
child's play; play (activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules)
interest; pastime; pursuit (a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly))
night life; nightlife (the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.))
jest; jocularity; joke (activity characterized by good humor)
game (an amusement or pastime)
gambling; gaming; play (the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize))
fun; merriment; playfulness (activities that are enjoyable or amusing)
eurhythmics; eurhythmy; eurythmics; eurythmy (the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding)
escape; escapism (an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy)
escapade; lark (any carefree episode)
amusement; entertainment (an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention)
dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)
celebration; festivity (any joyous diversion)
bathing (immersing the body in water or sunshine)
antic; caper; joke; prank; put-on; trick (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)
Derivation:
recreate (engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion)
recreational (of or relating to recreation)
