Avocation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an auxiliary activity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætspɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌavəkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌavəkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈætspɔː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sideline pursuit spare-time activity hobby by-line

Word Forms

avocational	adjective	of or involved in an avocation
hobbyist	noun	a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nebenberuf

eine Nebentätigkeit

🇫🇷French

métier

une activité auxiliaire

🇪🇸Spanish

pasatiempo

una actividad auxiliar

🇮🇹Italian

vocazione

un'attività ausiliaria

🇳🇱Dutch

beroep

een nevenactiviteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

vocação

uma atividade auxiliar

🇷🇺Russian

призвание

вспомогательная деятельность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धन्धा

एक सहायक गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

আবৃত্তি

একটি সহায়ক কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

அழைப்பு

ஒரு துணை செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

విజ్ఞాపన

ఒక సహాయక చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

मागणी

एक सहाय्यक क्रियाकलाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિક્ષણ

સહાયક પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವಿ

ಒಂದು ಸಹಾಯಕ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭ്യർത്ഥന

ഒരു സഹായ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਵੋਕੇਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

وکالت

ایک معاون سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

副业

辅助活动

🇯🇵Japanese

趣味

補助的な活動

🇰🇷Korean

부업

보조 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thú vui

một hoạt động phụ trợ

🇹🇭Thai

งานอดิเรก

กิจกรรมเสริม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegemaran

suatu kegiatan pembantu

🇵🇭Filipino

abokasyon

isang pantulong na aktibidad

🇲🇾Malay

avokasi

satu aktiviti bantu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هواية

نشاط مساعد

🇮🇷Persian

دعوت

یک فعالیت کمکی

🇹🇷Turkish

boş zaman

yardımcı aktivite

🇮🇱Hebrew

ייעוד

פעילות עזר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'avocation'?

The primary meaning of 'avocation' is 'an auxiliary activity'.

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Using 'avocation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'avocation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'avocation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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