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Camping vs Glamping - What's the difference?

camping | glamping |

Glamping is a derived term of camping.



As nouns the difference between camping and glamping

is that camping is {{cx|uncountable|lang=en}} The recreational activity of camping while glamping is any of various luxury forms of camping.

As a verb camping

is present participle of lang=en.

camping

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

  • The recreational activity of .
  • Camping is a favorite summer activity.
  • The act of setting up a camp.
  • * 1848 , The North British Review (volume 9, page 17)
  • In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    glamping

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Any of various luxury forms of camping
  • * 2006 , “ The Glamper’s Guide To Style]” ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070814173247/http://www.gadgetcandy.com/archives/2006/02/post_112.php archive), GadgetCandy.com, 2/24/2006:
  • *:Tom Hanks and Sean Penn are doing it. Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie want to do it. What are we talking about? ?Glamping ? or glamorous camping for those not yet in the know.
  • * 2007 , Jennifer Gould Keil, “ Are you a Jetrosexual? Be Honest…”, New York Post, February 4, 2007:
  • *:And glamping – that’s luxury camping, of course.
  • * 2008 , Jennifer Conlin, “ Camping? Yes. Roughing It? Not Quite.”, The New York Times, September 14, 2008:
  • *:If the eco-friendly idea of falling asleep under the stars and roasting marshmallows around a campfire appeals to you, but the reality of pitching a tent and sleeping on bumpy ground does not, glamping , the new term being used for upscale — or glamorous — camping, could be your ideal green vacation.
  • Synonyms

    * boutique camping

    References