- recreational
- recreational (adj.) 1650s, from RECREATION (Cf. recreation) + -AL (Cf. -al) (1). Related: Recreationally.
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recreaţional — RECREAŢIONÁL, Ă, recreaţionali, e, adj. (Rar) Care este destinat recreaţiei. [pr.: cre a ţi o ] – Din engl. recreational. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 02.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 recreaţionál adj. m. (sil. cre a ţi o ), pl. recreaţionáli; f … Dicționar Român
recreational — [[t]re̱krie͟ɪʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Recreational means relating to things people do in their spare time to relax. ...parks and other recreational facilities. ...recreational use of alcohol … English dictionary
recreational — adjective 1. of or relating to recreation (Freq. 1) a recreational area with a pool and ball fields • Pertains to noun: ↑recreation • Derivationally related forms: ↑recreation 2. engaged in as a pastime (Freq. 1) … Useful english dictionary
recreational — rec·re·a·tion·al (rĕk rē āʹshə nəl) adj. 1. Of or relating to recreation: recreational swimming. 2. Of or relating to the occasional use, asserted not to be addictive, of narcotics: “You can t accept recreational drug use and expect to control… … Universalium
recreational — adjective Date: 1656 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of recreation 2. of or relating to recreational drugs or their use … New Collegiate Dictionary
recreational — adj. Recreational is used with these nouns: ↑activity, ↑amenity, ↑boat, ↑drug, ↑facility, ↑fisherman, ↑fishing, ↑park, ↑pursuit, ↑sport, ↑use, ↑vehicle … Collocations dictionary
recreational — rec|re|a|tion|al [ ,rekri eıʃənl ] adjective done or used for enjoyment: recreational activities/facilities … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
recreational — UK [ˌrekrɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l] / US [ˌrekrɪˈeɪʃən(ə)l] adjective done or used for enjoyment recreational activities/facilities … English dictionary
recreational — /rɛkriˈeɪʃənəl/ (say rekree ayshuhnuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or used for recreation. 2. (of a drug) taken for pleasure rather than for a medical reason: *players who repeatedly fail non matchday tests for recreational drugs will face… …
recreational — Ⅰ. recreation [1] ► NOUN ▪ enjoyable leisure activity. DERIVATIVES recreational adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from recreare create again, renew . Ⅱ. recreation [2] ► … English terms dictionary
