refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
a pastime, diversion, exercise, or other resource affording relaxation and enjoyment.
Origin of recreation
1350–1400; Middle English recreacioun (<Middle French recreation) <Latin recreātiōn- (stem of recreātiō) restoration, recovery, equivalent to recreāt(us) (see recreate) + -iōn--ion
OTHER WORDS FROM recreation
rec·re·a·to·ry[rek-ree-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈrɛk ri əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
As the pandemic has limited other kinds of recreation, more people have turned to camping.
The Best Portable Toilets for Camping|Heather Hansman|August 23, 2020|Outside Online
Together we created a user-populated map of the campus places that felt important, whether living communities, academic spaces, or recreation facilities.
The Minecraft Institvte of Technology|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
We have set up a lot of temperature checks at recreation spots in the countryside.
How Mongolia has kept the coronavirus at bay|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Group recreation programs were cancelled, or at least postponed indefinitely.
Covid-19 will change the way we live as older adults|Lila MacLellan|July 26, 2020|Quartz
The 235 consolidated polling places, known as “superpolls,” will include big spaces like school gymnasiums and recreation centers.
Politics Report: What Comes Next for Sports Arena|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|July 11, 2020|Voice of San Diego
As anybody who has seen his now famous rant on Parks and Recreation knows, Patton Oswalt can get a little obsessed.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So there is nothing wrong with using the charms of, say, Parks and Recreation, to create some solid bonding time.
Binge Watching is the New Bonding Time|The Daily Beast|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Nick Offerman, of Parks and Recreation, the one is a thing: whiskey.
Swimming Owls, Jane Krakowski’s Peter Pan Live! Audition, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brute is the story of Mac and Jesse, two disenfranchised teens who turn to robbing houses as a form of recreation and quick cash.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival: ‘Brute,’ a Twisted Take on Playing in the Dark|Julia Grinberg|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it does seem borderline egregious that Amy Poehler has yet to win an Emmy for Parks and Recreation.
The Biggest Emmys Snubs and Surprises: 'Modern Family,' McConaughey, and More|Kevin Fallon|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Any unnecessary work or any recreation which hinders us from hearing and profiting by God's Word is sinful.
An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism|Joseph Stump
Then, he was altogether one of us in his notions of pleasure and recreation.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862|Various
For other members of the Ministry there is occasional surcease from work, and some opportunity for recreation.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893|Various
When this repast was over, the company returned to their recreation.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney
We was friends in business, and we let our amicable qualities lap over and season our hours of recreation and folly.
Heart of the West|O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for recreation (1 of 2)
recreation
/ (ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən) /
noun
refreshment of health or spirits by relaxation and enjoyment
an activity or pastime that promotes this
an interval of free time between school lessons
(as modifier)recreation period
British Dictionary definitions for recreation (2 of 2)
re-creation
noun
the state or instance of creating again or anewthe re-creation of the Russian Empire
a simulation or re-enactment of a scene, place, time, etca re-creation of a vineyard kitchen