leisure pursuits
Recreational pastimes enjoyed
Leisure pursuits are activities people engage in during their free time for enjoyment rather than work or obligation.
The phrase appears in formal or administrative contexts—surveys, policy documents, lifestyle articles: The study examined how leisure pursuits affect mental health.
In everyday speech, people more often say hobbies or just things I do for fun.
- chessStrategic board game
- board gamesStructured tabletop play
- card gamesPastimes using shuffled decks
- jigsaw puzzlesFragmented images for reassembly
- book clubsOrganizations discussing shared literature
birdwatching · nature walks · dancing · hiking · cycling · volunteering · garden · tai chi · meditation · painting · puzzle · martial arts · stargazing · pottery · flower arranging · geocaching · language learning · yoga
leisure pursuitswork obligations
Required job tasks
duties · responsibilities · chores · job duties · obligations
leisure pursuitswork
Effort toward a goal
labor · employment · occupation · toil · productive labor
leisure pursuitsdrudgery
Hard, boring work
toil · grind · hard labor · slog · grunt work