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[ pas-tahym, pahs- ] / ˈpæsˌtaɪm, ˈpɑs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pastime ON THESAURUS.COM
nounsomething that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime. Origin of pastime1480–90; earlier pas(s)e tyme, translation of Middle French passe-temps SYNONYMS FOR pastimeentertainment, hobby, diversion, avocation. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pastime ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby pastimepastiche, pasticheur, pasticheuse, pastiglia, pastille, pastime, pastina, pastiness, pasting, pastis, pastitsio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pastimeIt was this last pastime that primed him to come up with an idea for producing water vortices. An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence|David H. Freedman|September 3, 2020|Quanta Magazine Cooking up scientific explanations of the plagues has been a pastime for years. Liberian Pastors Blame Ebola on Gays, The Right Blames Obama|Jay Michaelson|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST And if horse racing endures and survives, it will be the result of an overdue focus on the august animal that defines the pastime. How Kentucky Will Save Horse Racing From Itself|Jonathan Miller|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Let it be a hobby, a pastime, a social thing—like it used to be, like it always was. Weed Gave My Family Everything—Then Took It Away|Abby Haglage|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a pastime, bow hunting has a more refined history than other modes of recreational animal killing. Paul Ryan’s Bow-Hunting Bump|Rebecca Dana|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST People like to brag about their connections in D.C. It's a pastime for some. 10 Worst Political Scandals|Mark McKinnon|October 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST They nodded to him and again became intent on their pastime. Marietta|F. Marion Crawford Not far from this resting-place is the chief place of rendezvous and pastime of the citizens. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer For pastime she played baccarat at Curzon Street and lost six hundred pounds. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett|Compton Mackenzie Pray now, good father hermit, have not you here some other pastime besides fasting? Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais With many a pastime they whiled the hours away, but still her love constrained him and often gave him dole. The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for pastime
nounan activity or entertainment which makes time pass pleasantlygolf is my favourite pastime Word Origin for pastimeC15: from pass + time, on the model of French passe-temps Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pastimefun, hobby, diversion, recreation, amusement, play, entertainment, game, relaxation, sport, distraction, fun and games |