hobby

Meaning of hobby

noun
  1. an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.
    her hobbies are reading and gardening
  2. a small horse or pony.

late Middle English hobyn, hoby, from pet forms of the given name Robin . Originally in hobby1 (sense 2) (compare with dobbin), it later came to denote a toy horse or hobby horse, hence ‘an activity done for pleasure’.

noun

a migratory Old World falcon with long, narrow wings, catching dragonflies and birds on the wing.

late Middle English: from Old French hobet, diminutive of hobe ‘falcon’.

Information about hobby

Hyphenation of hobby

hobby

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • hobby is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

hobby synonyms

Meaning avocation:

avocation, pursuit, sideline

Meaning hobbyhorse:

hobbyhorse

Meaning an activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than work; a hobby:

pastime

Meaning an activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns; a recreation or pastime:

diversion

Meaning a minor entertainment or diversion:

divertissement

Meaning something that arouses enthusiasm:

enthusiasm

Meaning activity done for enjoyment when one is not working:

recreation

Meaning the state of being free from tension and anxiety:

relaxation

Meaning the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment:

entertainment

Meaning a roundabout, game machine, etc. for providing entertainment at a fairground or resort:

amusement

Meaning an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to:

thing

hobby antonyms

Meaning activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result:

work

Meaning a paid position of regular employment:

job

Translation of hobby

Words that rhyme with hobby

Bobby, bobby, Cobby, cobby, scobby, dobby, gobby, blobby, flobby, globby, lobby, slobby, mobby, hobnobby, knobby, nobby, snobby, pobby, Robby, sobby

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