passion project

American  

[pash-uhn proj-ekt] / ˈpæʃ ən ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt /

noun

1. a personally fulfilling activity or undertaking pursued in one’s leisure time for pleasure, personal growth, emotional satisfaction, creative expression, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of passion project

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Three years later, Fry rounded up Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and several other painters and writers associated with London’s bohemian Bloomsbury Group, and together they launched a radical design project.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

With a sustainable website design project, companies need to decide where they draw the line.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2023

This was, in a sense, a pretty straightforward costume design project.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2021

A close friend with whom she had planned a fashion design project left the country.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021

Most of them were only familiar with the aeronautical diesel as a design project and therefore did not have the practical experience necessary to understand all of its limitations.

From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.