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Definition of Pastime
1. Noun. A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly). "They criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
Generic synonyms: Diversion, Recreation
Specialized synonyms: Avocation, By-line, Hobby, Pursuit, Sideline, Spare-time Activity
Derivative terms: Pursue
Definition of Pastime
1. n. That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion.
2. v. i. To sport; to amuse one's self.
Definition of Pastime
1. Noun. That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; games ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To sport; to amuse oneself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pastime
1. a recreational activity [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pastime
Literary usage of Pastime
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1901)
"Two hundred and twenty yard run— Won by JH Kent, pastime AC ; PA ... pastime AC.
30 ft. 10 in., third. Throwing the hammer—Won by PJ ..."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1920)
"Our extracts are, we may add, selected from The pastime of Pleasure : his minor
poems are best forgotten. I. CHURTON COLLINS. ..."
3. The English Poets by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1901)
"Our extracts are, we may add, selected from The pastime of Pleasure : his minor
poems are best forgotten. VOL, IJ CHURTON COLLINS. ..."
4. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England by Charles Larcom Graves (1922)
"SPORT AND pastime THE chronicles of sport and pastime from the early ... In the
interval sport and pastime had become an international preoccupation. ..."
5. The Police Power, Public Policy and Constitutional Rights by Ernst Freund (1904)
"Games for pastime and recreation.—The usual objections to gambling have hardly
any application where the obis not gain, but recreation and pastime, ..."
6. The Police Power, Public Policy and Constitutional Rights by Ernst Freund (1904)
"Games for pastime and recreation.—The usual objections to gambling have hardly
any application where the object is not gain, but recreation and pastime, ..."
7. The Police Power, Public Policy and Constitutional Rights by Ernst Freund (1904)
"Games for pastime and recreation.—The usual objections to gambling have hardly
any application where the object is not gain, but recreation and pastime, ..."
8. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1909)
"... then at length should they range at will and perform no other service, save
as a pastime, those, I mean, who are to live happily and who, after death, ..."
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