Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An activity that occupies one's spare time pleasantly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sport; amusement; diversion; that which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably.
- noun Synonyms Pastime, Amusement, Recreation, Diversion, Entertainment, play. The italicized words keep near to their meaning by derivation. The central idea of a pastime is that it is so positively agreeable that it lets time slip by unnoticed: as, to turn work into pastime. Amusement has the double meaning of being kept from ennui and of finding occasion of mirth (see
amuse ). Recreation is that sort of play or agreeable occupation which refreshes the tired person, making him as good as new. Diversion is a stronger word than recreation, representing that which turns one aside from ordinary serious work or thought, and amuses him greatly. Entertainment has come to have great breadth, ranging fromamusement in its narrower sense to diversion and to the idea of a set exercise, as a concert, or to the articles of food furnished to guests; generally, however, entertainment stands for that which is social and refined. - To pass the time agreeably; sport; use diversion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion.
- intransitive verb rare To sport; to amuse one's self.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which
amuses , and serves to make time pass agreeably;sport ;amusement ;diversion ;games - verb intransitive, obsolete To sport; to amuse oneself.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Another pastime is the Saturday night dance, attended ... by couples attired all the way from slacks and boots to the latest Hollywood fashion.
Regina Weiss: Factory Farm v. Historic Preservation Regina Weiss 2010
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Another pastime is the Saturday night dance, attended ... by couples attired all the way from slacks and boots to the latest Hollywood fashion.
Regina Weiss: Factory Farm v. Historic Preservation Regina Weiss 2010
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Another pastime is the Saturday night dance, attended ... by couples attired all the way from slacks and boots to the latest Hollywood fashion.
Regina Weiss: Factory Farm v. Historic Preservation Regina Weiss 2010
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Homer Simpson's description of America's favorite pastime is more true than ever after all these years, and to kick off its 22nd season premiere, "The Simpsons" continues to celebrate the medium.
'Glee' And 11 Other TV Shows Parodied On 'The Simpsons' (PICS, VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As a person who spends her time immersed in the Middle Ages, I would ordinarily be the first to point out how irrelevant this pastime is to modern society.
How Karzai's Afghanistan Is Like The Middle Ages The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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As a person who spends her time immersed in the Middle Ages, I would ordinarily be the first to point out how irrelevant this pastime is to modern society.
How Karzai's Afghanistan Is Like The Middle Ages The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As a person who spends her time immersed in the Middle Ages, I would ordinarily be the first to point out how irrelevant this pastime is to modern society.
How Karzai's Afghanistan Is Like The Middle Ages The Los Angeles Times 2010
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Homer Simpson's description of America's favorite pastime is more true than ever after all these years, and to kick off its 22nd season premiere, "The Simpsons" continues to celebrate the medium.
'Glee' And 11 Other TV Shows Parodied On 'The Simpsons' (PICS, VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As a person who spends her time immersed in the Middle Ages, I would ordinarily be the first to point out how irrelevant this pastime is to modern society.
How Karzai's Afghanistan Is Like The Middle Ages The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As a person who spends her time immersed in the Middle Ages, I would ordinarily be the first to point out how irrelevant this pastime is to modern society.
How Karzai's Afghanistan Is Like The Middle Ages The Los Angeles Times 2010
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