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/

• Audio (US):

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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

   • 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “He Is Concerned in a Dangerous Adventure with a Certain Gardener; […]”, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume I, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC, page 137:

     They purſued this indeterminate courſe for ſix miles, when a public-houſe preſenting itſelf to their view, there was a propoſal made to halt for refreſhment, and they diſpofed of themſelves accordingly, as the conveniencies of the place would permit.

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
• horizontal refreshments
• 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 Greek: ἀναψυχή f (anapsukhḗ)

• Hungarian: felfrissülés (hu), felüdülés (hu)
• Japanese: 気分転換 (kibuntenkan)
• Macedonian: освежување n (osvežuvanje)
• Polish: odświeżenie (pl) n, odświeżenia n pl
• Russian: освеже́ние (ru) n (osvežénije)
• Spanish: refrescamiento (es) m
• Tamil: புத்துணர்ச்சி (ta) (puttuṇarcci), புத்துணர்வு (puttuṇarvu)

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)
• Naga:

  Khiamniungan Naga: thínglóuh

• 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, refresco (es) m, agasajo (es) m (afternoon)
• Swedish: förfriskning (sv) c
• Tamil: சிற்றுண்டி (ta) (ciṟṟuṇṭi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

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

References

• “refreshment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.