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Definitions for Hobby

[1] an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
[2] a child's hobbyhorse.
[3] Archaic . a small horse.
[4] ride a hobby , to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also ride a hobbyhorse.
[5] a small Old World falcon, Falco subbuteo, formerly flown at such small game as larks.
[6] Oveta Culp [kuhlp] /kʌlp/ , 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.
[7] an activity pursued in spare time for pleasure or relaxation
[8] archaic , or dialect a small horse or pony
[9] short for hobbyhorse (def. 1)
[10] an early form of bicycle, without pedals
[11] any of several small Old World falcons, esp the European Falco subbuteo, formerly used in falconry

Words related to Hobby

art, specialty, avocation, diversion, craft, amusement, fun, sport, obsession, fad, occupation, play, sideline, shot, vagary, thing, weakness, whimsy, fancy, bag

Words nearby Hobby

hobble, hobble skirt, hobblebush, hobbledehoy, hobbs, hobby, hobby farmer, hobbyhorse, hobday, hobgoblin, hobnail

Origin of Hobby

21400–50; late Middle English hoby < Middle French hobé, suffixal variant of Middle French, Old French hobel (compare French hobereau ), probably noun derivative of hobeler to skirmish, harass, perhaps < Middle Dutch hob(b)elen to turn, roll; compare Dutch hobbelen to rock, jolt (cf. hobble)

Other words from Hobby

hob·by·ist , noun
hob·by·less , adjective

Word origin for Hobby

C15: from Old French hobet, from hobe falcon; probably related to Middle Dutch hobbelen to roll, turn

Synonyms for Hobby

amusement, art, avocation, craft, diversion, fad, fun, obsession, occupation, specialty, sport, bag, craze, distraction, fancy, game, interest, kick, play, quest, relaxation, schtick, shot, sideline, thing, vagary, weakness, whim, whimsy, divertissement, favorite occupation, labor of love, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, pet topic