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hobby

Regular leisure activity that is done usually for enjoyment

EntityQ47728

Also known as public sport · pastime · passtime · hobbies

Subclass of: recreation

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A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements or avocations. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring substantial skills and knowledge in that area. A list of hobbies changes with renewed interests and developing fashions, making it diverse and lengthy. Hobbies tend to follow trends in society. For example, stamp collecting was popular during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as postal systems were the main means of communication; in more recent years, video games have become more popular following technological advances. The advancing production, technology, and labour movements of the nineteenth century provided workers with more leisure time to engage in hobbies. Because of this, the efforts of people investing in hobbies have increased with time.

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Has list: list of hobbies
Opposite of: profession
Practiced by: hobbyist
Social media followers: 64,025(May 24, 2023) subreddit: hobbies
Permanent duplicated item: Q140176194

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