Fitness vs Athletic - What's the difference?
fitness | athletic |
The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=April 11
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
(UK, slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.
(not comparable) having to do with athletes
* Are you a member of the American ''Athletic'' Association?
physically active
* Since you're such an ''athletic'' person, you may wish to consider joining.
having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape
* You have such an ''athletic'' build--you must work out regularly.
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability
* The center fielder made an athletic play to snatch the ball from over the fence.
As a noun fitness
is the condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.As an adjective athletic is
having to do with athletes.As a proper noun Athletic is
a player on the team Oakland Athletics.fitness
English
(Physical fitness)Noun
(en-noun)citation, page= , passage=Carroll has been edging slowly towards full fitness after his expensive arrival from Newcastle United and his partnership with £23m Luis Suarez showed rich promise as Liverpool controlled affairs from start to finish.}}