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Timepass vs Pastime - What's the difference?

timepass | pastime |

As nouns the difference between timepass and pastime

is that timepass is aimless or unproductive activity over an extended period 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.

timepass

English

Noun

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  • (India) aimless or unproductive activity over an extended period

    • pastime

    English

    (wikipedia pastime)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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’.

    • Synonyms

    * amusement * diversion * hobby * sport

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    Verb

  • (obsolete) to sport; to amuse oneself

    • Derived terms

    * pastimer * pastiming

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