relaxation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
noun (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
noun a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry

Borrowed from Latin relaxatio, relaxationis; equivalent to relax + -ation.

Now, a dream is a relaxation. — Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic, Henri Bergson
Whenever you need relaxation, I am here." — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
Golf has been my only relaxation for many years. — The Yellow Crayon, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

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