Recreation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Recreation is a noun meaning Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
Meaning
Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
More Meanings
- The process of creating something again.
- The result of this process.
Example Sentences
Mercury contents did not affect recreation persay but definitely could if found in fish tissue at high levels.
Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]
The ordinary recreations which we have in winter, and in most solitary times busy our minds with, are cards, tables and dice, shovelboard, chess-play, the philosopher's game, small trunks, shuttlecock […]
Word Forms
- recreations
- re-creation
Synonyms for recreation
Depending on context, synonyms include leisure, diversion.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diversion, play, game, pastime, playtime, amusement.
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