Definition

Noun: A journey or outing undertaken primarily for enjoyment, recreation, or personal satisfaction, rather than for business or necessity.

Usage

The term "pleasure trip" is used to describe a journey where the main purpose is leisure, fun, or relaxation. It emphasizes the recreational intent behind the travel. - It is often used to contrast with business trips or obligatory travel. - It can refer to short outings or longer vacations.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Merely a pleasure trip": This phrase is used to emphasize that a journey had no serious, official, or business-related purpose. It underscores its purely recreational nature.
  • His visit to the capital was merely a pleasure trip; he had no meetings scheduled.

Variants and Related Words

• Excursion (noun): A short journey or trip taken for pleasure. Often implies a group outing.
  • The school organized an excursion to the science museum.
• Jaunt (noun): A short trip taken for pleasure.
  • We went for a jaunt in the countryside.
• Outing (noun): A short trip taken for pleasure, especially outdoors.
  • The family enjoyed a picnic outing in the park.

Synonyms

• Pleasure journey
• Recreational trip
• Holiday (UK) / Vacation (US)

Related Phrases

• Take a trip for pleasure: A descriptive phrase with the same meaning.
  • They saved money to take a trip for pleasure across Asia.

Noun

1. a journey taken for pleasure
   • many summer excursions to the shore
   • it was merely a pleasure trip
   • after cautious sashays into the field