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Definitions: Recreational |
RecreationalAdjective1. Of or relating to recreation; "a recreational area with a pool and ball fields". 2. 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". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| RES | English | Recreational and Environmental Services | Food & Agriculture, Environment |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: RecreationalSynonyms: amateur (adj), unpaid (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Amusement | Adjective: amusing, entertaining, diverting; Verb: recreational, recreative, lusory; pleasant; (pleasing); laughable; (ludicrous); witty; fun, festive, festal; jovial, jolly, jocund, roguish, rompish; playful, playful as a kitten; sportive, ludibrious. |
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 | Recreational fishing boat and vacation home.Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Recreational fishing boats and vacation homes.Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Billiards and light reading fare were among the recreational items at the Pole.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Recreational fishing boat in drydock.Credit: Fisheries. |
 | A lift used to raise small recreational fishing craft at San Juan Bay Marina.Credit: Fisheries. |  | ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve. Traditional use of estuary areas includes recreational waterfowl hunting.Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Estuaries are important areas for commercial and recreational boating activities . This fleet of sportfishing boats is heading out at the start of a fishing tournament.Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus, are an important commercial and recreational fish species.Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | South Fork of the Holston Riveris one of the 10 Heritage rivers in the US. NRCS worked with local farmers and other agencies in providing buffers, fencing for livestock, roational grazing, tree planting and recreational opportunities under a cooperative.Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |  | Fly fisherman on the South Fork of the Holston River. The river is one of the 10 Heritage rivers in the US. NRCS worked with local farmers and other agencies in providing buffers, fencing for livestock, roational grazing, tree planting and recreational.Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
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Health | By swallowing recreational water contaminated with Crypto. (references) | |
The risk of seizures also restricts people's recreational choices. (references) | ||
This has resulted in many outbreaks of Crypto among recreational water users. (references) | ||
Business | Accessories for off-road and recreational vehicles enjoy an open, albeit small market. (references) | |
Sports, both as a competitive and recreational activity, is growing in the Philippines. (references) | ||
There is a stable market for a wide variety of recreational boating equipment and supplies, especially after market products. (references) | ||
Children | Tunisia | Several active NGO's provide educational, vocational, and recreational assistance to children and young adults with mental disabilities. (references) |
Israel and the occupied territories | In October Ha'aretz newspaper reported on the insufficient mental health services, vocational training, and recreational opportunities provided by the Government for prisoners with mental illness. (references) | |
Guatemala | In its 2001 report, the PDH highlighted the situation of persons with disabilities (estimated at 1 percent of the population), noting that they are marginalized; suffer from discrimination; and have limited access to health care, recreational, educational, and work opportunities. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Afghanistan | At various times, the Taliban banned certain traditional recreational activities, such as flying kites and playing chess. (references) |
Trinidad and Tobago | Amendments to the Summary Offences Act require that permits for public meetings and rallies be applied for 48 hours in advance instead of 24 hours, and make it an offense to hold a public meeting without a permit under the guise of conducting an exempted religious, educational, recreational, or sports function. (references) | |
Albania | Religious movements--with the exception of the three de facto recognized religions--may acquire the official status of a legal entity by registering under the Law on Associations, which recognizes the status of a nonprofit association irrespective of whether the organization has a cultural, recreational, religious, or humanitarian character. (references) | |
Economic History | Canada | Growth continues to be strong in the following sports and recreational activities: snowboarding, snowskiing, hiking, golf, exercise, fishing, and hockey. (references) |
Canada | The Canadian market for sporting goods and recreational equipment is projected to total US$1,887 million in 2001 and to expand 4-6 percent annually over the next five years. (references) | |
Jordan | Hotel and tourism-related projects set up along the Dead Sea coastal area, leisure and recreational compounds, and convention and exhibition centers receive Zone A designations. (references) | |
Human Rights | Israel and the occupied territories | Many IPS prisons have drug treatment, educational, and recreational programs. (references) |
Panama | This new prison is expected to include recreational outdoor facilities for the inmates. (references) | |
Israel and the occupied territories | Nevertheless, recreational facilities remained minimal, and there are strict limitations on family visits to detainees. (references) | |
Minorities | Trinidad and Tobago | In 1996 there were reports that several popular recreational clubs refused entry to Afro-Trinidadians and dark-skinned Indo-Trinidadians. (references) |
United Arab Emirates | Noncitizens are denied access to some free services provided by the Government, including education, health care, and social and recreational club memberships. (references) | |
Political Economy | BOLIVIA | For instance, Bolivia has undertaken several commitments in telecommunications; hospital services; hotels and restaurants; travel agencies and tour operators; and recreational, cultural and sporting services. (references) |
Trade | Taiwan | According to the Council of Agriculture, the import of recreational fishing boats is currently bound by the limited number of berths. (references) |
Taiwan | Upon accession to the WTO, Taiwan will implement a licensing system for recreational fishing vessels that confirms to the WTO Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures. (references) | |
Taiwan | Only when old boats are replaced do berths become available, and only those who can provide evidence of berth ownership can qualify to import recreational or fishing boats. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Russia | The FNPR inherited the bulk of the property of its Soviet predecessors, including office and recreational property. (references) |
Morocco | The centers are to take in street children and provide them with handicraft training and recreational opportunities. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | We will begin the long, necessary effort to clean up a productive recreational area and a special national resource--the Chesapeake Bay. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Recreational" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.85% of the time. "Recreational" is used about 522 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.85% | 516 | 11,767 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.15% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 522 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "recreational": marine recreational anglers ♦ recreational craft ♦ recreational facility ♦ recreational ground ♦ recreational shooting ♦ recreational vehicle. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "recreational"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | çlodhjeje. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | освежителен (dewy, recreative, refreshing, winy), ободряващ (cheery, recreative, tonic), занимателен (amusing, entertaining, interesting, recreative, sportful), забавен (amusing, comic, comical, delayed, diverting, entertaining, funny, interesting, laughable, merry, recreative, sportful), за развлечение (recreative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 消遣 (Pastime). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | rekreaèní (restful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rekreativ funktion (recreational function), rekreativt område (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre, tourist area, tourist region, touristic zone), rekreativt behov (recreational need), rekreative faciliteter (leisure facilities, recreational facilities), rekreative anlæg (leisure facilities, recreational facilities), rekreativ værdi (recreation value, recreational value), feriecenter (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), fritidsaktivitet (leisure-time activity, organisation of recreation periods, recreational planning), fritidsbetonet trafik (recreational traffic), fritidscenter (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), fritidsfartøj (recreational craft), fritidshjem (after school child-minding service, holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), havlystfiskere (marine recreational anglers), korrigerende sport (recreational sports), center for rekreative aktiviteter (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), omraade til rekreative formaal (area for leisure, recreational area), udflugtstrafik (recreational traffic), tilrettelaeggelse af fritidsaktiviteter (leisure-time activity, organisation of recreation periods, recreational planning), trafik med rekreativt formaal (recreational traffic), turistomraade (recreational area, tourist area), udflugtslandskab (leisure landscape, recreational area), løbende udgifter til sportsanlæg og rekreative anlæg for de ansatte (current expenditures devoted to sporting or recreational facilities intended for employees). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | recreatieve accomodatie (leisure facilities, recreational facilities), recreatiebehoefte (recreational need), recreatiecentrum (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), recreatiegebied (area for leisure, leisure landscape, recreational area, tourist area, tourist region, touristic zone), recreatie-oord (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), recreatieve functie (recreational function), recreatieve voorzieningen (leisure facilities, recreational facilities), recreatieve waarde (recreation value, recreational value), recreatieverkeer (recreational traffic), recreatienut (recreation value, recreational value), vrijetijdsverkeer (recreational traffic), hengelaars in de zeevisserij (marine recreational anglers), toeristengebied (recreational area, tourist area, tourist region, touristic zone), vacantiestreek (leisure landscape, recreational area), vrijetijdsbesteding (leisure activities, leisure-time activity, organisation of recreation periods, recreational planning), pleziervaartuig (pleasure boat, recreational craft), ontspanningsverkeer (recreational traffic), ontspanningsoord (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), lopende uitgaven voor sport-en ontspanningsinstallaties bestemd voor werknemers (current expenditures devoted to sporting or recreational facilities intended for employees). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | virkistysmatka (recreation trip, recreational traffic), virkistys-ja ulkoilualue (leisure landscape, recreational area), virkistysalue (area for leisure, recreation locality, recreation place, recreational area), virkistymistarve (recreational need), vapaa-ajan toiminnan järjestäminen (leisure-time activity, organisation of recreation periods, recreational planning), vapaa-ajan liikenne (recreational traffic), merialueen virkistyskalastajat (marine recreational anglers), matkailupalvelujen alue (recreational area, tourist area), matkailualue (recreational area, tourist area), huvivene (recreational craft, yacht). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | région vocation touristique (recreational area), région de loisir (recreational area), centre récréatif (recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), forêt de récréation (recreational forest), fonction de récréation (recreational function), distraction équisante (strenuous recreational activity), équipements de loisirs (recreational facilities), circulation de loisir (recreational traffic), pêcheur récréatif en mer (marine recreational anglers), centre de récréation (recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), centre de loisirs (recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), centre de détente (recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), besoin de loisir (recreational need), bateau de plaisance (recreational craft), aire récréative (recreational area), dépenses courantes consacrées aux installations sportives et récréatives destinées aux salariés (current expenditures devoted to sporting or recreational facilities intended for employees), pêcheur maritime de loisir (marine recreational anglers), zone de récréation (recreational area), paysage de loisir (recreational area), potentiel récréatif (recreation value, recreational value), sport de compensation (recreational sports), technicien des loisirs (recreational therapist), technicien en loisirs (recreational therapist), thérapeutique par les amusements (recreational therapy), tir (recreational shooting), trafic de détente (recreational traffic), trafic de loisir (recreational traffic), utilisation des loisirs (organisation of recreation periods, recreational planning), valeur récréative (recreation value, recreational value), organisation des loisirs (organisation of recreation periods, recreational planning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Freizeit.... (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ψυχαγωγικόσ (recreative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szórakozási. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ricreativo (recreative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | レジオネラ症 (Legion d'honneur, Legionaire's disease, leisure, leisure land, leisure market, leisure wear, recreational area, register, register mark, residence, resistance, resistor, resume), 慰安会 (recreational get-together). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | レジャーランド (leisure land, recreational area), いあ"かい (recreational get-together). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 크리에이션. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ecreationalray região turística (recreational area, tourist area), região de vocação turística (recreational area, tourist area), zona de recreio (area for leisure, recreational area), tráfico de recreio (recreational traffic), necessidade de lazer (recreational need), função de recreação (recreational function), esporte recreacional (recreational sports), embarcação de recreio (pleasure boat, recreational craft), despesas correntes consagradas s instalações desportivas e recreativas destinadas aos trabalhadores (current expenditures devoted to sporting or recreational facilities intended for employees), centro recreativo (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), centro de lazer (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre). (various references) развлекательный (entertaining). (various references) rekreacioni. (various references) necesidad de distracción (recreational need), centro de ocio (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), centro de recreo (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), deporte compensador (recreational sports), embarcación de recreo (recreational craft), función de recreo (recreational function), centro de esparcimiento (holiday center, holiday centre, leisure center, leisure centre, recreation center, recreation centre, recreational center, recreational centre), monte recreativo (recreational forest), zona turística (recreational area, tourist area, tourist region, touristic zone), necesidad de recreo (recreational need), pescadores marítimos de recreo (marine recreational anglers), tráfico de ocio (recreational traffic), tráfico de recreo (recreational traffic), tránsito con fines recreativos (recreational traffic), zona de recreo (area for leisure, recreational area), gastos corrientes en instalaciones deportivas y recreativas destinadas a los asalariados (current expenditures devoted to sporting or recreational facilities intended for employees). (various references) rekreations-. (various references) eğlence (amusement, bash, beano, blow out, carnival, conviviality, distraction, diversion, entertainment, festivity, fete, frolic, fun, gag, gaiety, high jinks, jamboree, jollification, jolliness, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, party, pastime, play, plaything, racket, recreation, rejoicing, relaxation, revel, saturnalia, setout, sport), dinlence. (various references) l m tiêu khiển, có tính chất tiêu khiển l m giải trí. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Recreational" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: reacreational, tracheational. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "recreational" (pronounced re'krēā"shunul) |
| 6 | -ā" sh u n u l | aberrational, coeducational, computational, conformational, confrontational, congregational, connotational, conversational, denominational, educational, foundational, generational, gravitational, improvisational, informational, inspirational, intergenerational, investigational, Invitational, motivational, navigational, occupational, operational, organizational, relational, representational, rotational, sensational, situational, transformational, vocational. |
| 5 | -sh u n u l | additional, binational, compositional, concessional, conditional, confessional, congressional, constitutional, conventional, correctional, depositional, devotional, dimensional, directional, dysfunctional, emotional, exceptional, factional, fictional, fluxional, fractional, functional, institutional, instructional, intentional, international, irrational, jurisdictional, multinational, national, nonprofessional, nontraditional, nutritional, obsessional, optional, processional, professional, promotional, proportional, rational, sectional, supranational, traditional, transitional, transnational, unconditional, unconstitutional, unconventional, unemotional, unintentional, unprofessional, untraditional. |
| 4 | -u n u l | abdominal, aboriginal, Arsenal, attitudinal, biphenyl, cantonal, Cardinal, collisional, criminal, delusional, diagonal, divisional, doctrinal, duodenal, erosional, gastrointestinal, hexagonal, impersonal, interpersonal, intestinal, juvenile, latitudinal, longitudinal, luminal, marginal, medicinal, nominal, noncriminal, occasional, octagonal, original, personal, phenomenal, polygonal, provisional, regional, retinal, seasonal, seminal, sentinel, subliminal, superregional, terminal, virginal. |
| 3 | -n u l | adrenal, anal, annal, annul, atonal, autumnal, carnal, channel, Colonel, communal, cornel, Darnel, departmental, diurnal, empanel, eternal, external, faunal, fennel, final, flannel, fraternal, funnel, hormonal, Hymnal, impanel, infernal, internal, journal, kennel, kernel, maternal, monoclonal, monsoonal, morainal, nocturnal, panel, paternal, penal, polyvinyl, renal, semifinal, shrapnel, signal, spinal, tonal, tribunal, tunnel, vaginal, venal, vernal, Vinal, vinyl. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-i-l-n-o-r-r-t" | |
-2 letters: laceration, recreation. | |
-3 letters: aleatoric, alienator, arecoline, arteriole, cantorial, centraler, centriole, certainer, coeternal, correlate, erratical, interlace, rationale, rectorial, tarriance, tolerance. | |
-4 letters: acierate, acrolein, aeration, aerolite, alienate, analcite, anoretic, anterior, areolate, arterial, carinate, carotene, carriole, carrotin, centiare, cilantro, clarinet, colinear, contrail, corelate, craniate, creatine, creation, elaterin, election, electron, entailer, erection, erotical, increate, iterance, lacerate, laitance, larcener, loiterer, loricate, nearlier, neoteric, notarial, oriental, raincoat, rational, reaction, recanter, recliner, recoiler, recreant, relation, relearnt, reliance, relocate, reorient, retailer, retailor, retainer, tailrace, treenail, tricorne. | |
-5 letters: acarine, acerate, acerola, acetone, aconite, actinal, aeolian, aerator, aileron, alation, alerter, aliener, alienor, aloetic, alterer, anticar, arenite, areolae, areolar, article, atelier, calorie, carinae, carinal, cariole, carline, caroler, carotin, carrion, catenae, cateran, caterer, centare, centile, central, ceratin, certain, cineole, cirrate, clarion, cleaner, clearer, coalier, cointer, corneae, corneal, cornier, coterie, cranial, creatin, creator, crenate, earlier, elation, elector, electro, eloiner, enactor, enteral, enteric, enticer, erector, erotica, erratic, eternal, lactean, lactone, latrine, learier, learner, lectern, lection, licente, lineate, locater, loricae, loriner, narrate, noticer, ocarina, ocreate, onerier, railcar, ratline, reactor, realter, realtor, recital, reciter, reclean, recline, recrate, reenact, reinter, relater, relator, relearn, reliant, rentier, reticle, retinae, retinal, retinol, retrace, retrain, retrial, tacrine, taeniae, tearier, teleran, terrace, terrain, terrane, terrine, tiercel, toenail, trailer, trainee, trainer, treacle, trenail, tricorn. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-e-i-l-n-o-r-r-t" | |
+3 letters: corynebacterial, enterobacterial. | |
+4 letters: recentralization. | |
+5 letters: recentralizations, ultraconservative. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 63 72 65 61 74 69 6F 6E 61 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . -.-. .-. . .- - .. --- -. .- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01100011 01110010 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e c r e a t i o n a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0063 0072 0065 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E 0061 006C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)527169847167867581806778 |
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