Lifestyles Life, Leisure: Nouns

NOUNS

Activity /ækˈtɪvəti/

Ex: Leisure activity isn’t just for fun.

Aspect /ˈæspekt/

Ex: With so many people in jobs they don’t care for, leisure is a prized aspect of people’s life.

Attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/

Ex: I think your attitude has a big impact on your quality of life.

(Achieve a) balance /ˈbæləns/

Ex: We all know that it is important to achieve a balance between work and play.

Competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/

Ex: And activities providing the strongest sense of competition are not sports, but card, arcade and computer games, he found.

Creativity /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪti/

Ex: Participating in soccer satisfies our desire for asense of ‘belonging’ and coin collecting and baking fulfil their need for creativity.

Daily routine /ˈdeɪli ruːˈtiːn/

Ex: Fishing, generally considered more of an outdoor recreational activity, for example, is a form of self-expression like quilting or stamp collecting, because it gives people the opportunity to express some aspects of their personality by doing something completely different from their daily routine.

Desire /dɪˈzaɪə(r)/

Ex: Participating in soccer satisfies our desire for a sense of belonging and coin collecting and baking fulfil their need for creativity.

Disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ 

Ex: Life can be full of disappointments.

Experience /ɪkˈspɪərɪəns/ 

Ex: If you do that then it will color every experience you have.

Fulfillment /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/

Ex: The scale can help people find more personal fulfillment by giving them insight into what they really like.

Goal /ɡəʊl/

Ex: Many people set themselves goals such as buying a new house or car and so we measure our success by the material things we own.

Hobby /ˈhɒbi/

Ex: A University of Florida psychologist who has developed a scale that classifies hobbies based on needs they satisfy in people.

Insight /ˈɪnsaɪt/

Ex: The scale can help people find more personal fulfillment by giving them insight into what they really like.

Leisure /ˈleʒə/

Ex: With so many people in jobs they don’t care for, leisure is a prized aspect of people’s life.

Lifestyle /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/

Ex: It was a big change in lifestyle when we moved to the country.

Optimist /ˈɒptɪmɪst/ 

Ex: He’s an incurable optimist.

Outlook /ˈaʊtlʊk/ 

Ex: I have a very positive outlook on life.

Opportunity /ɒpəˈtjuːnɪti/

Ex: Fishing, generally considered more of an outdoor recreational activity, for example, is a form of self-expression like quilting or stamp collecting, because it gives people the opportunity to express some aspects of their personality by doing something completely different from their daily routine.

Personality /ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/

Ex: Fishing, generally considered more of an outdoor recreational activity, for example, is a form of self-expression like quilting or stamp collecting, because it gives people the opportunity to express some aspects of their personality by doing something completely different from their daily routine.

Pessimist /ˈpesɪmɪst/

Ex: You don't have to be a pessimist to realize that we're in trouble.

Priority /praɪˈɒrəti/

Ex: We need to make some changes in our priorities so that family occasions are as important as business meetings.

Pressure /ˈpreʃə/

Ex: We put extra pressure on ourselves by trying to be as successful in our work life as in our personal life.

Realist /ˈriːəlɪst/

Ex: I'm a realist - I know you can't change people overnight.

Risk-taker /rɪsk ˈteɪkə/

Ex: He was a risk taker and decided to go back into the bathroom and see if it was still there for him.

Self-expression /ˌself ɪkˈspreʃn/

Ex: Fishing, generally considered more of an outdoor recreational activity, for example, is a form of self-expression like quilting or stamp collecting, because it gives people the opportunity to express some aspects of their personality by doing something completely different from their daily routine.

Sense /sens/

Ex: Probably no one would consider acting to have the same characteristics as roller-skating or playing baseball, but men and women who act as a hobby report feeling an intense sense of belonging to a group, much the same way others do in playing sports.