Relaxation vs Pastime - What's the difference?
relaxation | pastime |
The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts.
Remission or abatement of rigor.
Remission of attention or application.
Unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort.
(physics) The transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one.
(music) The release following musical tension.
That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; games.
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*:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
(obsolete) to sport; to amuse oneself
As nouns the difference between relaxation and pastime
is that relaxation is the act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities while pastime is that which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; games.As a verb pastime is
to sport; to amuse oneself.relaxation
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Noun
(en noun)- relaxation of the soft palate
- relaxation of efforts