refreshment

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1665; either directly or via Middle English refreschement, from Old French refrescher (12th century; modern French rafraîchir), itself from re- (“again”) + fresche (“fresh”) (modern French frais; from a Germanic source, cognate with Old High German frisc, modern German frisch, Dutch fris, etc.)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/

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Noun

refreshment (countable and uncountable, plural refreshments)

1. The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.

   Synonyms: reinvigoration, revival, restoration, renewal, renovation, reanimation, repair

2. (usually countable, usually in the plural) That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.

   All refreshments will be provided by the hosts.

   • [1877], Anna Sewell, “Earlshall”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, page 101:

     He was very friendly and polite to John, and after giving us a slight look, he called a groom to take us to our boxes, and invited John to take some refreshment.

3. The result of being refreshed.

Derived terms

• advanced refreshment
• liquid refreshment
• refreshment car
• refreshment room

 

Related terms

• refresher

Translations

process of refreshing

• Bulgarian: освежаване (bg) n (osvežavane), ободряване (bg) (obodrjavane)
• Dutch: verfrissing (nl), verademing (nl)
• Finnish: virkistys (fi), piristys (fi), virkistäminen (fi), piristäminen (fi)
• French: rafraîchissement (fr) m
• German: Erfrischung (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀναψυχή f (anapsukhḗ)

• Hungarian: felfrissülés (hu), felüdülés (hu)
• Japanese: 気分転換 (kibuntenkan)
• Macedonian: освежување n (osvežuvanje)
• Russian: освеже́ние (ru) n (osvežénije)
• Spanish: refrescamiento (es) m

light snack or drink

• Bulgarian: лека закуска f (leka zakuska), освежителна напитка f (osvežitelna napitka)
• Dutch: versnapering (nl)
• Finnish: virvoke (fi), virvoitusjuoma (fi)
• French: rafraîchissement (fr) m
• German: Erfrischung (de) f, Snack (de) m
• Greek: αναψυκτικό (el) n (anapsyktikó)
• Hebrew: כִּבּוּד (he) m (kibbúd)
• Hungarian: frissítő hideg étel-ital, büféáru, rágcsálnivaló (hu), üdítő (hu), üdítőital (hu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ساردەمەنی (sardemenî)

• Macedonian: освежителен пијалок m (osvežitelen pijalok)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forfriskning m or f

  Nynorsk: forfrisking f

• Portuguese: refresco (pt) m
• Russian: (snack) заку́ска (ru) f (zakúska), (drink) ^{(please verify)} прохлади́тельный напи́ток m (proxladítelʹnyj napítok)
• Spanish: refrigerio (es) m
• Swedish: förfriskning (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

• Thai: ^{(please verify)} เครื่องดื่ม (th) (krueng-duem)

References

• “refreshment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.