Antonyms for pastime


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pas-tahym, pahs-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæsˌtaɪm, ˈpɑs-


Definition of pastime

Origin :
  • late 15c., passe tyme "recreation, diversion, amusement, sport," from pass (v.) + time (n.). Formed on model of Middle French passe-temps (15c.), from passe, imperative of passer "to pass" + temps "time."
  • noun leisure activity
Example sentences :
  • The wooing on Shakespeare's side was nothing but pastime, though it led to marriage.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Discussion was, indeed, a pastime in which the major never indulged.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • They were trailing a hot scent, a pastime as well as a work that was their life.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The one is a pastime; the other”––he paused and caught his breath––“a passion!
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • Then he let her go, and she went to the court of the old Tsar, and took her pastime there.
  • Extract from : « Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales » by Anonymous
  • They swept up the long stretch as though the effort were a pastime.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The great sorrel was oblivious of this pastime of his master.
  • Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post
  • I turned away with a new impression of the pastime of duelling.
  • Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
  • Do not indulge in the pastime of throwing stones at the stars.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various

Synonyms for pastime

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