Outings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Recreational activities or excursions taken outside of a person's normal surroundings
2. Visits or events where individuals engage socially beyond their everyday routine
3. Trips taken away from one's usual environment for leisure or refreshment ; planned social occasions when people meet and participate together

Etymology: "Outings" is the plural of "outing," which is a noun formed from the phrase "out" plus the suffix "-ing," the same ending that turns verbs into nouns in words like "meeting" or "building." The base sense was the simple act of going out, and "outing" was recorded in English from the early 1600s, though it was used in a more literal way at first, for a going forth or an excursion. The leisure sense developed later, around the 1800s, when the word came to describe short pleasure trips, especially those taken on foot, by carriage, or by boat. The plural "outings" carries this sense of several such trips or organised events, which is why it now often refers to a group occasion like a company picnic or a school trip.

Synonyms: excursions, trips, journeys, expeditions, excursions

Antonyms: stays, remainings