Recreational — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to recreation

engaged in as a pastime

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃənəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃənəl/.

Examples

a recreational area with a pool and ball fields
an amateur painter
gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amateur unpaid

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to recreation “a recreational area with a pool and ball fields”
adjective	engaged in as a pastime “an amateur painter”

Word Forms

recreation	noun	activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
amateur	noun	an athlete who does not play for pay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Freizeit

von oder im Zusammenhang mit Erholung

🇫🇷French

récréatif

de ou lié aux loisirs

🇪🇸Spanish

recreativo

de o relacionado con la recreación

🇮🇹Italian

ricreativo

o relativi alla ricreazione

🇳🇱Dutch

recreatief

van of gerelateerd aan recreatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

recreativo

de ou relacionado com recreação

🇷🇺Russian

развлекательный

или относящиеся к отдыху

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनोरंजन

या मनोरंजन से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনোদনমূলক

বা বিনোদনের সাথে সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பொழுதுபோக்கு

அல்லது பொழுதுபோக்குடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

వినోదభరితమైన

లేదా వినోదానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

मनोरंजनात्मक

करमणुकीच्या किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

મનોરંજન

મનોરંજનના અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನರಂಜನಾ

ಅಥವಾ ಮನರಂಜನೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിനോദം

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിനോദവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفریحی

کی یا تفریح سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

休闲的

属于或关于娱乐的

🇯🇵Japanese

レクリエーション用

レクリエーションの、またはレクリエーションに関連した

🇰🇷Korean

레크리에이션

레크리에이션에 관한 또는 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải trí

của hoặc liên quan đến giải trí

🇹🇭Thai

สันทนาการ

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับนันทนาการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rekreasional

dari atau berkaitan dengan rekreasi

🇵🇭Filipino

libangan

ng o nauugnay sa libangan

🇲🇾Malay

rekreasi

atau berkaitan dengan rekreasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترفيهية

أو المتعلقة بالترفيه

🇮🇷Persian

تفریحی

مربوط به تفریح یا تفریح

🇹🇷Turkish

eğlence

rekreasyonla ilgili veya rekreasyonla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

פנאי

של או הקשורים לבילוי

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