Interest
Interest noun - A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).
Usage example: he counts reading among his interests
Pastime is a synonym for interest in hobby topic. In some cases you can use "Pastime" instead a noun "Interest", when it comes to topics like attraction.
Pastime
Pastime noun - A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).
Usage example: his main pastime is gambling
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- passion and interest
- passion and pastime
- activity and interest
- activity and pastime
- enthusiasm and interest
- enthusiasm and pastime
- business and interest
- business and pastime
- thing and interest
- thing and pastime
- preoccupation and interest
- preoccupation and pastime
- concern and interest
- concern and pastime
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