Antonyms for pastime

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pas-tahym, pahs-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæsˌtaɪm, ˈpɑs-

Definition of pastime

Origin : late 15c., passe tyme "recreation, diversion, amusement, sport," from pass (v.) + time (n.). Formed on model of Middle French passe-temps (15c.), from passe, imperative of passer "to pass" + temps "time."

noun leisure activity

Example sentences :

The wooing on Shakespeare's side was nothing but pastime, though it led to marriage.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

Discussion was, indeed, a pastime in which the major never indulged.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

They were trailing a hot scent, a pastime as well as a work that was their life.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

The one is a pastime; the other”––he paused and caught his breath––“a passion!
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

Then he let her go, and she went to the court of the old Tsar, and took her pastime there.
Extract from : « Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales » by Anonymous

They swept up the long stretch as though the effort were a pastime.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

The great sorrel was oblivious of this pastime of his master.
Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post

I turned away with a new impression of the pastime of duelling.
Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane

Do not indulge in the pastime of throwing stones at the stars.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various

Synonyms for pastime

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