refreshment
Plural: refreshments
Noun
- snacks and drinks served as a light meal
- activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
- "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"
- The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
- That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.
- The result of being refreshed.
Examples
- All refreshments will be provided by the hosts.
Origin / Etymology
Recorded since 1665; either directly or via Middle English refreschement, from Old French refrescher (12th century; modern French rafraîchir), itself from re- (“again”) + fresche (“fresh”) (modern French frais; from a Germanic source, cognate with Old High German frisc, modern German frisch, Dutch fris, etc.)
Synonyms
recreation, reanimation, reinvigoration, renewal, renovation, repair, restoration, revival
Scrabble Score: 19
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