Gratification is a related term of recreation.
As nouns the difference between gratification and recreation
is that gratification is the act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart while recreation is recreation (process of recreating or result of this process).
gratification
Noun
(
en noun)
The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
A reward; a recompense; a gratuity.
Synonyms
* gladness, queemliness
Derived terms
* oral gratification
* self-gratification
Related terms
* gratify
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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.
