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hobby

hob·by
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hob-ee]
    • /ˈhɒb i/
    • /ˈhɒbi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hob-ee]
    • /ˈhɒb i/

Definitions of hobby word

  • noun plural hobby an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving. 1
  • noun plural hobby a child's hobbyhorse. 1
  • noun plural hobby Archaic. a small horse. 1
  • noun plural hobby a small Old World falcon, Falco subbuteo, formerly flown at such small game as larks. 1
  • idioms hobby ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also, ride a hobbyhorse. 1
  • noun hobby Oveta Culp [kuhlp] /kʌlp/ (Show IPA), 1905–1995, U.S. newspaper publisher and government official: first director of Women's Army Corps 1942–45; first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1953–55. 1

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Origin of hobby

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English hoby(n), probably for Robin, or Robert (cf. hob2), used as horse's name, as in dobbin

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Parts of speech for Hobby

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hobby popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hobby usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hobby

noun hobby

  • art — Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
  • specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
  • avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
  • diversion — the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: a diversion of industry into the war effort.
  • craft — You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.

Antonyms for hobby

noun hobby

  • vocation — a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.
  • workHenry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.

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