The Collaborative International Dictionary
Recreativeness
Recreative \Rec"re*a`tive\ (r?k"r?*?`t?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]cr['e]atif. See Recreate.] Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting.
Let the music of them be recreative.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
--- Rec"re*a`tive*ly, adv. --
Rec"re*a`tive*ness, n.