relaxationnoun
uk/ˌriː.lækˈseɪ.ʃən/us/ˌriː.lækˈseɪ.ʃən/relaxation noun (FEELING)
B1 [ U ] the feeling of being relaxed:
I go fishing for relaxation.
[ C ] a pleasant activity that makes you become calm and less worried:
Yoga is one of my favourite relaxations.
More examples
- Pat teaches evening classes in yoga and relaxation.
- She teaches relaxation techniques.
- A bath is for me a form of relaxation.
- Massage should produce a state of relaxation.
- I use relaxation tapes before I go to sleep.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circuses idiom
- calm
- chill
- humour
- lie down
- lighten sth up
- lighten up
- lull
- lull sb into sth
- melt
- settle
- simmer down
- slow down
- soften
- steady
- take/need a cold shower idiom
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Pastimes - general words
relaxation noun (RULE)
[ U ] the act of making rules or the control of something less severe:
I cannot allow any relaxation in/of the rules.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circuses idiom
- calm
- chill
- humour
- lie down
- lighten sth up
- lighten up
- lull
- lull sb into sth
- melt
- settle
- simmer down
- slow down
- soften
- steady
- take/need a cold shower idiom
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