recreational

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adjective

For, or relating to, recreation.

Similar
recrecreativeamateurunpaidnonprofessional
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English recreation →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiverecreational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFor, or relating to, recreation.

    This is perhaps what we call recreational reading and we may be doing something useful in supplying it, if not anything strictly educational or even librarious.

    1921, Pacific Northwest Library Association, Proceedings
    1 more example

    The drone crashed into a tributary of the Nanticoke River, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The crash site has been blocked to recreational boat traffic while the agency investigates, the Coast Guard official said.

    2012 June 11, Chris Lawrence, “Navy drone crashes in Maryland”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2022

    Synonyms: rec, recreative

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFor, or relating to, recreation.

Similar
recrecreative

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveengaged in as a pastime

Similar
amateurunpaidnonprofessional
Also see
amateurnonprofessionalrecreativeunpaid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishrecreation
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishrecreational

From recreation + -al.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian забавен, развлекателен
  • забавен (zabaven)for, or relating to, recreation
  • развлекателен (razvlekatelen)for, or relating to, recreation
Catalan recreatiu
  • recreatiufor, or relating to, recreation
Czech rekreační
  • rekreačnífor, or relating to, recreation
Finnish ajanvietteellinen, huvi-
  • ajanvietteellinenfor, or relating to, recreation
  • huvi-for, or relating to, recreation
  • viihde-for, or relating to, recreation
  • virkistys-for, or relating to, recreation
French récréationnel
  • récréationnelfor, or relating to, recreation
Greek ψυχαγωγικός, αναψυχής
  • ψυχαγωγικός (psychagogikós)for, or relating to, recreation
  • αναψυχής (anapsychís)for, or relating to, recreation
Hebrew נופש
  • נופשfor, or relating to, recreation
Hungarian szabadidős
  • szabadidősfor, or relating to, recreation
Italian ludico
  • ludicofor, or relating to, recreation
Romanian recreațional
  • recreaționalfor, or relating to, recreation
Russian развлека́тельный, рекреационный
  • развлека́тельный (razvlekátelʹnyj)for, or relating to, recreation
  • рекреационный (rekreacionnyj)for, or relating to, recreation
Spanish recreativo, lúdico
  • recreativofor, or relating to, recreation
  • lúdicofor, or relating to, recreation
  • recreacionalfor, or relating to, recreation
Cite this entry
APA

recreational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recreational

MLA

“recreational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recreational. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recreational,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recreational.

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