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Activities vs Recreation - What's the difference?

activities | recreation |

As nouns the difference between activities and recreation

is that activities is plural of lang=en while recreation is any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

activities

English

Noun

(head)

    • recreation

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , from (etyl) recreacion, from (etyl) recreatio.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
    • Derived terms
    * recreation center * recreation facility * recreation room * R and R
    Synonyms
    * leisure

    Etymology 2

    (re-) + (creation)

    Alternative forms

    * re-creation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of recreating something.
  • The result of this process.