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picnic

/ˈpɪknɪk/noun, verb2 syllables

Picnic means: any undertaking that is easy to do.

Synonyms for picnic10

noun, as in any undertaking that is easy to do

cinch, breeze, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake

noun, as in a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

field day, outing

What does picnic mean?4

noun

1

any undertaking that is easy to do“marketing this product will be no picnic”

2

a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

3

any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

verb

1

eat alfresco, in the open air“We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Picnic in a sentence

  • A warm, sunny day is ideal for a picnic.CM
  • The weather being fine, we went on a picnic.Dejo
  • Apart from the weather, it was a good picnic.CM
  • Weather permitting, we will go on a picnic tomorrow.CK
  • To her great disappointment, it rained on the day of the picnic.CM
  • Should it rain tomorrow, the picnic would be canceled.unknown
  • Supposing it rains tomorrow, will you still go on a picnic?unknown
  • If it is fine tomorrow, we'll go on a picnic.CC

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of picnic

as a noun

plural
picnics

as a verb

past tense
picnicked
past participle
picnicked
present participle
picnicking
third-person singular
picnics