recreation
noun
- leisure activity
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English recreacion; equivalent to re- + creation.
- The process of creating something again.
- The result of this process.
“Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]”