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Gaiety vs Recreation - What's the difference?

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Recreation is a synonym of gaiety.



As nouns the difference between gaiety and recreation

is that gaiety is   The state of being happy while recreation is any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

gaiety

English

Noun

  • (uncountable)  The state of being happy.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=2 citation , passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety .  She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}}
  • (countable)  Merrymaking or festivity.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being happy) gayness

    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.