recreation

Noun

• activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
  • time for rest and refreshment by the pool
    
  • days of joyous recreation with his friends
    

• an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
  • scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists
    
  • for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles
    
  • drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  refreshment , diversion