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Definitions for recreational
recre·ation·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. recreationaladjective

    of or relating to recreation

    "a recreational area with a pool and ball fields"

  2. amateur, recreational, unpaidadjective

    engaged in as a pastime

    "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"

Wiktionary

  1. recreationaladjective

    Used for recreation, for fun or pleasure.

Wikipedia

  1. recreational

    Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun".

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of recreational in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of recreational in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of recreational in a Sentence

  1. World Drug Report:

    Some consume tramadol for its calming, analgesic and anti-fatigue effects in order to improve intellectual, physical and working performances, and to lessen the need for sleep and decrease appetite, in farming communities, there are reports of tramadol being used by humans and fed to cattle to enable them to work under extreme conditions. Others use tramadol as a recreational drug on account of its stimulant and euphoric effects, or to improve sexual stamina.

  2. Tetiana Anderson:

    The shelter provides educational classrooms, dormitories, dining halls, recreational fields and medical facilities, any suggestion that conditions at the Homestead emergency care shelter are 'unsanitary' and 'prison-like' is simply inaccurate.

  3. Jacob Irving:

    I think Louisiana has a chance to do something I would really appreciate, which is to have a robust medical system that is so different from a recreational system that the two industries would be able to survive if the state ever does go down that route.

  4. Ruth Bradshaw:

    We're very concerned about the threat that this mine poses and the damage it will cause to landscape, biodiversity and recreational activities.

  5. Chris Joyce:

    The salmon population is in great decline and recreational, commercial and tribal fishermen are looking at sea lions as a scapegoat.

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