hobby
[noun]
Synonyms: pastime, diversion, (leisure) activity, leisure pursuit, relaxation

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English Thesaurus: hobby, interest, pastime, passion, pursuit, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hob‧by /ˈhɒbi $ ˈhɑː-/ noun (plural hobbies) [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: hobbyhorse]
an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time ⇒ interest, pastime:
What are your hobbies?
Susan’s hobbies include reading, cooking, and drama.
Retirement gave him the time to pursue his hobbies.
—hobbyist noun [countable]:
a magazine for aircraft modelling hobbyists

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In everyday English, people often talk about what they do in their free time rather than use the word hobbies:
What do you do in your free time?
In my free time, I like reading and cooking.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hobby
noun
ADJ. absorbing, enjoyable, relaxing, satisfying | favourite, pet Cooking is her pet hobby.
VERB + HOBBY have Have you got any hobbies?
enjoy, follow, indulge (in), pursue She never had any time to pursue her hobbies.
start, take up Why don't you take up a new hobby?
PREP. among your ~s Cycling and karate are among her hobbies.
as a ~ He takes photographs as a hobby.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hobby an activity that you enjoy, and that you like to spend time doing when you are not working:
Stamp collecting has been a hobby of mine since I was a child.
We had to write an essay about our hobbies.
interest something that you are interested in and like doing or talking about:
Her interests were the same as most young girls – pop music, boys and clothes.
pastime especially written something that you do because it is enjoyable or interesting:
Gardening was her mother's favourite pastime.
In England talking about the weather is a national pastime (=something that a lot of people in a country do).
passion something that you feel extremely interested in and care a lot about:
Football was his passion.
For the French, food is a passion.
pursuit formal an activity that you spend time doing – used especially in the following phrases:
The hills and lakes are used for a variety of outdoor pursuits.
Her son wasn't really interested in academic pursuits.
Mountaineering, golfing, and fishing were among his leisure pursuits

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