hobbies
SayHO-beezUS/ˈhɑ.biz/UK/ˈhɒ.biz/
- 1Plural of hobby.
Reading and gardening are among her favorite hobbies.
He balances a demanding career with several time-consuming hobbies.
Note
The plural does more work than pastimes alone. Its spelling follows the regular rule for a consonant plus y, where the y becomes ies, as in ponies or berries. The same form also names animals. To a birdwatcher, hobbies are small falcons of the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo. In the history of horse breeds, hobbies were the extinct horses of the British Isles also known as Irish Hobbies.
hobbies is a form of hobby
hobby, noun: An activity that someone enjoys doing in their spare time. Full entry
- Forms
- hobbyhobbies plural
- Spelling
- hobby → hobbies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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