refreshment
noun
[ rɪˈfrɛʃm(ə)nt ]
• a light snack or drink.
• "light refreshments are available"
Similar:
food and drink,
sustenance,
fare,
liquid refreshment,
snacks,
titbits,
eatables,
a bite,
drinks,
nibbles,
eats,
grub,
bread,
nosh,
chow,
booze,
scoff,
chuck,
comestibles,
provender,
victuals,
vittles,
viands,
meat,
commons,
aliment,
pabulum,
• the giving of fresh strength or energy.
• "holidays are for refreshment and recreation"
Similar:
invigoration,
revitalizing,
revival,
restoring,
strengthening,
enlivening,
perking up,
stimulation,
freshening,
energizing,
reanimation,
resuscitation,
revivification,
rejuvenation,
regeneration,
renewal,
Origin:
late Middle English (in refreshment (sense 2)): from Old French refreschement, from the verb refreschier (see refresh).
