n.

An activity that occupies one's spare time pleasantly: Sailing is her favorite pastime.

[Middle English passe tyme, translation of French passe temps : passer, to pass + temps, time.]

n

Definition: leisure activity
Antonyms: profession, task, work

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A device for promoting dejection. Gentle exercise for intellectual debility.

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Common misspelling(s) of pastime

• pasttime

Dansk (Danish)
n. - tidsfordriv, fritidsbeskæftigelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
tijdverdrijf, hobby

Français (French)
n. - passe-temps

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zeitvertreib, Hobby

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ψυχαγωγικό) πάρεργο, πάρεργη απασχόληση, χόμπι

Italiano (Italian)
passatempo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - passatempo (m), diversão (f)

Русский (Russian)
времяпрепровождение, увлечение

Español (Spanish)
n. - pasatiempo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tidsfördriv, nöje

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
消遣, 游戏, 娱乐

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 消遣, 遊戲, 娛樂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기분 전환, 오락, 취미

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気晴らし, 娯楽

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تسليه, تمضيه وقت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בילוי, בידור, משחק‬

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