Recreation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

refreshment diversion

Parts of Speech

noun	an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates “scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists”
noun	activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation “time for rest and refreshment by the pool”

Word Forms

divert	verb	occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
recreational	adjective	of or relating to recreation
recreate	verb	engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
refresh	verb	make (to feel) fresh

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erholung

eine Aktivität, die ablenkt, amüsiert oder anregt

🇫🇷French

récréation

une activité qui détourne, amuse ou stimule

🇪🇸Spanish

recreación

una actividad que divierte o divierte o estimula

🇮🇹Italian

ricreazione

un'attività che distrae, diverte o stimola

🇳🇱Dutch

recreatie

een activiteit die afleidt, amuseert of stimuleert

🇵🇹Portuguese

recreação

uma atividade que diverte, diverte ou estimula

🇷🇺Russian

отдых

деятельность, которая отвлекает, развлекает или стимулирует

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनोरंजन

एक गतिविधि जो ध्यान भटकाती है या मनोरंजन करती है या उत्तेजित करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনোদন

একটি ক্রিয়াকলাপ যা বিমুখ বা আনন্দ দেয় বা উদ্দীপিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பொழுதுபோக்கு

திசைதிருப்பும் அல்லது மகிழ்விக்கும் அல்லது தூண்டும் ஒரு செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

వినోదం

మళ్లించే లేదా రంజింపజేసే లేదా ఉత్తేజపరిచే కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

मनोरंजन

एक क्रियाकलाप जी वळवते किंवा मनोरंजन करते किंवा उत्तेजित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મનોરંજન

એક પ્રવૃત્તિ કે જે વાળે છે અથવા મનોરંજન કરે છે અથવા ઉત્તેજિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನರಂಜನೆ

ಬೇರೆಡೆಗೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನೋದಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸುವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിനോദം

വഴിതിരിച്ചുവിടുകയോ രസിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ

ਇੱਕ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਜੋ ਮੋੜਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفریح

ایک سرگرمی جو موڑ دیتی ہے یا تفریح کرتی ہے یا حوصلہ افزائی کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

娱乐

转移、娱乐或刺激的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

レクリエーション

気をそらしたり、楽しませたり、刺激したりする活動

🇰🇷Korean

휴양

기분을 전환시키거나 즐겁게 하거나 자극하는 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải trí

một hoạt động làm chuyển hướng hoặc gây thích thú hoặc kích thích

🇹🇭Thai

นันทนาการ

กิจกรรมที่เบี่ยงเบนหรือสนุกสนานหรือกระตุ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

rekreasi

suatu kegiatan yang mengalihkan atau menghibur atau merangsang

🇵🇭Filipino

libangan

isang aktibidad na lumilihis o nagpapasaya o nagpapasigla

🇲🇾Malay

rekreasi

aktiviti yang mengalihkan atau menghiburkan atau merangsang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استجمام

نشاط يصرف أو يسلي أو يحفز

🇮🇷Persian

تفریحی

فعالیتی که منحرف یا سرگرم کننده یا تحریک کننده است

🇹🇷Turkish

rekreasyon

oyalayan, eğlendiren veya teşvik eden bir aktivite

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹפֶשׁ

פעילות שמסיטה או משעשעת או מגרה

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