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recreational, a.|rɛkrɪˈeɪʃənəl|
[f. recreation1 + -al1.]
a. Of or pertaining to recreation. Also, used for, or as a form of, recreation; concerned with recreation.
1656E. Reyner Rules Govt. Tongue 226 We may use Recreational speeches sometimes, to instruct, reprove or comfort others, in a pleasant way. 1882Jevons Meth. Soc. Ref. 69 The educational and recreational value of admission to such establishments. 1890Century Mag. June 176 The recreational section has been a most unequivocal Success, and has already proved a boon to East London. 1946Q. Jrnl. Forestry XL. 2 The Americans have a word for it: the ‘recreational’ use of land. This is primarily what National Parks are for. 1946R.A.F. Jrnl. May 173 There is an extensive technical and recreational library. 1956A. H. Compton Atomic Quest 110 The Cook County recreational area. 1973Times 2 Mar. 16/5 Proposals to create the first protected nature reserve..are being discussed by Deal town council with..recreational societies. 1976Billings (Montana) Gaz. 20 June 1-f/1 We used to hear about recreational shopping—it was sort of a lark and a lot of fun—but I think now it is a pretty grim, serious business. 1977Age (Melbourne) 18 Jan. 24/1 (Advt.), Caravan Owners!.. Recreational vehicle reports include a 24 ft. Glendale, pronounced ideal for a young couple's first home.
b. recreational mathematics, mathematics studied or indulged in for pleasure or amusement.
1940Kasner & Newman Math. & Imagination 156 Researches in recreational mathematics sprang from the same desire to know, were guided by the same principles, and required the exercise of the same faculties as the researches leading to the most profound discoveries in mathematics and mathematical physics. Accordingly, no branch of intellectual activity is a more appropriate subject for discussion than puzzles and paradoxes. 1973Sci. Amer. Sept. 176/1 It would..be hard to imagine two problems in combinatorial point-set geometry more remote from foreseeable practical applications unless one thinks of recreational mathematics (with its two virtues: amusement and instruction) as a branch of applied mathematics.
Hence recreˈationalist, one who advocates or promotes the provision of facilities for recreation; recreˈationally adv.
1970Daily Tel. 31 Mar. 14 Landowners, farmers, residents, recreationalists, preservationists, conservationists, naturalists, sportsmen and many others have to be considered. 1975Nature 18 Sept. 185/1 Extracts of the poppy plant have been used since the days of the Homeric epics medically and recreationally. 1977Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXV. 257/1 The NCC [sc. Nature Conservancy Council] is trying to achieve a revolution in attitudes reconciling the needs of the recreationalists and the conservationists. 1979Sci. Amer. Feb. 52/2 The diver's work is far more demanding than might be supposed by someone who has dived recreationally in clear, warm water.
▸ spec. Designating or relating to the use of a (usually illegal) drug for pleasure, esp. as an occasional social activity; designating a drug so taken, freq. in recreational drug.
1958D. P. Ausubel Drug Addiction vi. 98 Recreational users are found in all three categories. 1967Jrnl. Health & Social Behavior 8 168 It is obvious that a very large number of people use recreational drugs, primarily marihuana and LSD. 1981V. N. McIntyre Entropy Effect iv. 95 Amazing how many different supposedly intelligent species chose a downright poison, ethanol, as their recreational drug of choice. 1992New Republic 23 Nov. 17/2 Khat, also known as miraa, is a green leaf that secretes heavy concentrations of an amphetamine similar to speed... During this century it has become widely used by Somalis as a recreational stimulant. 2001N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health i. 81 Walnut Bach Flower Remedy will help you adapt to changing circumstances, while the crabapple variety helps clear your system of drugs (all sorts—allopathic, recreational, alcohol, etc). |