Synonyms:
pastime, interest, pursuit
Meaning: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
Usage examples
Yes, I'd really take it as a pastime and regalement if you boys would go along too.'
For a short time it was a most pleasant pastime to smoke willow bark and to eat from the magic bags.
I only know--as unfortunately it is our lot to live with prisoners--that for them any pastime is of value.
Catching mice is, to a proper-minded cat, a mere parlour pastime, only to be resorted to on rainy days, or of a night when too restless to sleep.
After our latest expedition Keene's dark mood returned upon him with sombre intensity. Dull, restless, indifferent, half-contemptuous, he seemed to withdraw into himself, observing those around him with half-veiled glances, as if he had nothing better to do and yet found it a tiresome pastime.