Refreshment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

snacks and drinks served as a light meal

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfɹˈɛʃmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfɹˈɛʃmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfɹˈɛʃmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfɹˈɛʃmənt/.

Examples

time for rest and refreshment by the pool
days of joyous recreation with his friends

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recreation

Parts of Speech

noun	snacks and drinks served as a light meal
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

refresh	verb	make (to feel) fresh
recreational	adjective	of or relating to recreation
recreate	verb	give new life or energy to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erfrischung

Snacks und Getränke werden als leichte Mahlzeit serviert

🇫🇷French

rafraîchissement

des collations et des boissons servies sous forme de repas léger

🇪🇸Spanish

refresco

Aperitivos y bebidas servidos como comida ligera.

🇮🇹Italian

rinfresco

snack e bevande serviti come pasto leggero

🇳🇱Dutch

verfrissing

snacks en drankjes geserveerd als lichte maaltijd

🇵🇹Portuguese

refresco

lanches e bebidas servidos como refeição leve

🇷🇺Russian

освежение

закуски и напитки подаются в качестве легкой закуски

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ताज़गी

हल्के भोजन के रूप में नाश्ता और पेय परोसा गया

🇧🇩Bengali

সতেজতা

স্ন্যাকস এবং পানীয় একটি হালকা খাবার হিসাবে পরিবেশিত

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்துணர்ச்சி

தின்பண்டங்கள் மற்றும் பானங்கள் லேசான உணவாக வழங்கப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

రిఫ్రెష్మెంట్

స్నాక్స్ మరియు పానీయాలు తేలికపాటి భోజనంగా వడ్డిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

ताजेतवाने

स्नॅक्स आणि पेये हलके जेवण म्हणून दिले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાજગી

નાસ્તા અને પીણાં હળવા ભોજન તરીકે પીરસવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ

ತಿಂಡಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪಾನೀಯಗಳು ಲಘು ಊಟವಾಗಿ ಬಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉന്മേഷം

ലഘുഭക്ഷണമായി ലഘുഭക്ഷണവും പാനീയങ്ങളും വിളമ്പി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਜ਼ਗੀ

ਸਨੈਕਸ ਅਤੇ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕੇ ਭੋਜਨ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰੋਸੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تازگی

نمکین اور مشروبات ہلکے کھانے کے طور پر پیش کیے جاتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

茶点

小吃和饮料作为便餐

🇯🇵Japanese

軽食

軽食としてスナックとドリンクを提供

🇰🇷Korean

원기 회복

가벼운 식사로 제공되는 스낵과 음료

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải khát

đồ ăn nhẹ và đồ uống phục vụ như một bữa ăn nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

ความสดชื่น

ของว่างและเครื่องดื่มที่เสิร์ฟเป็นอาหารว่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

minuman

makanan ringan dan minuman disajikan sebagai makanan ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

pampalamig

meryenda at inumin na nagsisilbing magaan na pagkain

🇲🇾Malay

penyegaran

makanan ringan dan minuman dihidangkan sebagai hidangan ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المرطبات

الوجبات الخفيفة والمشروبات تقدم كوجبة خفيفة

🇮🇷Persian

طراوت

میان وعده ها و نوشیدنی ها به عنوان یک وعده غذایی سبک سرو می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ferahlık

hafif bir yemek olarak servis edilen atıştırmalıklar ve içecekler

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִעֲנוּן

חטיפים ומשקאות מוגשים כארוחה קלה

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The primary meaning of 'refreshment' is 'snacks and drinks served as a light meal'.

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Using 'refreshment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'refreshment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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