nonrecreational
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃənl/
- He switched to a nonrecreational job in the film industry, making documentaries instead of videos for fun.
Examples
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Most of the nonrecreational fishing in the area is carried out by local professionals.
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The nonrecreational activities at the conference focused on professional development.
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City parks are open for both recreational and nonrecreational activities.
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Many people prefer nonrecreational pursuits during the week.
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Most of the nonrecreational fishing in the area is carried out by local professionals.
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He switched to a nonrecreational job in the film industry, making documentaries instead of videos for fun.
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The nonrecreational activities at the conference focused on professional development.
Antonyms
How Recreational
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonrecreational = recreational (transparent) = non + recreation + al
The negating prefix 'non-' simply adds 'not' to the adjective 'recreational', and the base 'recreational' is itself transparently built from 'recreation' + '-al'.
Etymology
The word nonrecreational starts with non- meaning 'not', and the rest comes from recreation and recreate, which mean 'to refresh' or 'have fun', so nonrecreational describes something 'not for fun' but for work or practical use.