Exercise or activity engaged in for enjoyment or recreation rather than for a serious or practical purpose; amusement, entertainment, diversion; (in…
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释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > [noun] (20) playeOE Exercise or activity engaged in for enjoyment or recreation rather than for a serious or practical purpose; amusement, entertainment, diversion; (in… gameeOE Amusement, sport, fun; pleasure, enjoyment. In later use only with modifying adjective, as great (good,etc.) game. Also in fixed collocation with… disportc1380 Anything which affords diversion and entertainment; a pastime, game, sport. archaic. sportc1443 An activity providing diversion, entertainment, or fun; a pastime. museryc1450 An amusement, a pastime. pastime?1473 A diversion or recreation which serves to pass the time agreeably; an activity done for pleasure rather than work; a hobby; a sport, a game. Also… gaud1587 concrete. A plaything, toy. Also (now always), something gaudy; a showy ornament, a piece of finery; a gewgaw. Now rhetorical. playgame1596 A game, an amusement, a pastime; (occasionally) a plaything. Also: something easy, a doddle. exercise1622 A recreative employment, pastime. rare. amusement1632 In early use: a trivial or time-wasting diversion or pastime. In later use: a means of recreation or relaxation; an enjoyable or interesting pastime… evagation1638 A diversion. Obsolete. retirement1641 An activity undertaken in leisure time; a pastime. Obsolete. divertisement1642 with a and plural. An instance of this; an entertainment, amusement; = diversion, n. 4b. diversiona1684 with a and plural. An amusement, entertainment, sport, pastime. ploya1689 Originally Scottish. An activity in which one engages; a personal enterprise or undertaking, esp. for amusement; a pastime; an escapade, a caper. lounge1788 A pastime. Also slang (Eton and Cambridge), ‘a treat, a chief meal’ (Farmer). divertissement1804 An entertainment; = divertisement, n. 2. happening1959 Originally U.S. A largely improvised or spontaneous performance intended as artistic display, originating in the U.S. avant-garde of the late 1950s… letterboxing1977 Originally British. An outdoor pastime in which participants hunt for hidden boxes containing a distinctive rubber stamp, with which one may stamp… timepass1982 An activity or interest that serves to pass the time agreeably but unproductively; an idle distraction. Also: the action or fact of passing the time… |
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