Recreation

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Re-creation \Re`-cre*a"tion\ (r?`kr?*?sh?n), n. [See
     {Re-create}.]
     A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Recreation \Rec"re*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]cr['e]ation,
     L. recreatio.]
     The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated;
     refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil;
     amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  recreation
       n 1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba
            diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for
            recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword
            puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of
            recreation" [syn: {diversion}]
       2: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews
          your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time
          for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous
          recreation with his friends" [syn: {refreshment}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  re-creation
       n : the act of creating again

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "recreation":
     amusement, bracer, bracing, cordial, disport, dissipation,
     distraction, diversion, divertisement, divertissement, ease,
     enjoyment, enlivenment, entertainment, exhilaration, frolic, fun,
     fun and games, hilarity, invigoration, jollity, mirth, passe-temps,
     pastime, pick-me-up, play, pleasure, reanimation, refection,
     refreshing, refreshment, regale, regalement, reinvigoration,
     relaxation, renewal, repose, revival, revivescence, revivescency,
     revivification, rollick, solace, sport, stimulation, tonic,
     vivification
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  RECREATION, n.  A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general
  fatigue.