Seasides

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A coastal area that provides a recreational space near the water
2. A region adjacent to the ocean where activities such as swimming and sunbathing are common
3. An environment characterized by its proximity to marine vistas and leisure opportunities

Etymology: "Seasides" is simply the plural of "seaside," which is a compound of "sea" and "side." Its earliest form in English was the Middle English "see-syde" or "se side," built from the same two words that make it up today, and it shares this plain construction with "waterside." The word's core meaning, the land lying along the edge of the sea, has stayed remarkably stable. Both halves are ancient and native to English, so the compound needed no borrowing from Latin or French to exist. Its plural "seasides" is used when speaking of several such coastal stretches, as in holiday resorts scattered along a shoreline.

Synonyms: beachfronts, coasts, shorelines, waterfronts, littorals