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relaxation Noun 1. rest after work or effort 2. a form of recreation: his favoured form of relaxation was walking on the local moors 3. the act of relaxing
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relaxation noun 1. leisure, rest, fun, pleasure, entertainment, recreation, enjoyment, amusement, refreshment, beer and skittles (informal) me-time noun 2. lessening, easing, reduction, weakening, moderation, let-up (informal) slackening, diminution, abatement Translations (of control etc) → Lockern nt |
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| But if this cannot be, play is more necessary for those who labour than those who are at rest: for he who labours requires relaxation; which play will supply: for as labour is attended with pain and continued exertion, it is necessary that play should be introduced, under proper regulations, as a medicine: for such an employment of the mind is a relaxation to it, and eases with pleasure. In a southern-going ship, bound out for a long voyage, the passage through their dominions is characterized by a relaxation of strain and vigilance on the part of the seamen. There is something perilously sensuous in the relaxation of one's muscles, both of mind and body, after a day thus well spent. |
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