Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Relaxation

Relaxation (r?`l?ks-?"sh?n;277) , noun

[Latin relaxatio; compare French relaxation.]

1.
The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.
2.
Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement.
Hours of careless relaxation. — Macaulay