'Refreshment' definitions:
Definition of 'refreshment'
(from WordNet)
noun
Snacks and drinks served as a light meal
noun
Activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends" [syn: refreshment, recreation]
Definition of 'Refreshment'
From: GCIDE
- Refreshment \Re*fresh"ment\ (-ment), n. [CF. OF. refreschissement, F. rafra[^i]chissement.]
- 1. The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation; especially, an article of food or drink. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'refreshment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aerage,
- aeration,
- air conditioning,
- air cooling,
- airing,
- aliment,
- alimentation,
- bite,
- board,
- case hardening,
- chow,
- collation,
- cross-ventilation,
- eatables,
- eats,
- edibles,
- enlivenment,
- entertainment,
- exhilaration,
- face-lift,
- feed,
- food,
- fortification,
- furbishment,
- grub,
- hardening,
- invigoration,
- keep,
- light lunch,
- light meal,
- light repast,
- meal,
- meat,
- mess,
- new birth,
- nosh,
- nourishment,
- nurture,
- nutriment,
- oxygenation,
- oxygenization,
- pabulum,
- palingenesis,
- palingenesy,
- pap,
- perflation,
- reanimation,
- rebirth,
- reconditioning,
- recrudescence,
- refection,
- refreshments,
- refurbishment,
- regalement,
- regeneracy,
- regenerateness,
- regeneration,
- regenesis,
- reinforcement,
- reinvigoration,
- rejuvenation,
- rejuvenescence,
- renaissance,
- renascence,
- renewal,
- renovation,
- repas,
- repast,
- restoration,
- restorative,
- restrengthening,
- resurgence,
- resurrection,
- resuscitation,
- retread,
- retreading,
- revival,
- revivescence,
- revivescency,
- revivification,
- second wind,
- second youth,
- slum clearance,
- snack,
- snacks,
- spot of lunch,
- spread,
- stimulation,
- strengthening,
- support,
- sustenance,
- table,
- tempering,
- tonic,
- treat,
- urban renewal,
- ventilation