Diversion

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 eine gute Ablenkung für regnerische Abende , 🇪🇸 una buena diversión para las noches lluviosas , 🇮🇹 una buona distrazione per le serate piovose , 🇵🇹 uma boa diversão para as noites chuvosas , 🇨🇳 消遣 , 🇯🇵 雨の夜に楽しめる良い娯楽 , 🇰🇷 비오는 밤에 좋은 기분 전환 , 🇸🇦 مُلهِية جيدة لأمسيات ممطرة , 🇮🇳 बरसाती शामों के लिए एक अच्छा मनोरंजन

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Etymology

The French noun *diversion* comes from Old French *diversion*, borrowed from Latin *diversio* “the act of turning aside”, which in turn comes from *divertere* “to turn apart” (di‑ “apart” + *vertere* “to turn”). Initially it denoted a literal change of direction; by the 17th century it had shifted to mean an entertaining activity that distracts or entertains, as in “une bonne diversion pour les soirées pluvieuses.”

Synonyms

divertissement amusement loisir plaisir passe-temps passade récréation

Antonyms

ennui gravité sérieux sérénité solennité