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Recreation vs Entertainment - What's the difference?

recreation | entertainment |

Entertainment is a synonym of recreation.



As nouns the difference between recreation and entertainment

is that recreation is any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates while entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

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.

    • entertainment

    English

    (wikipedia entertainment)

    Alternative forms

    * entretainment (chiefly archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
  • *
  • a show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others
  • (obsolete) maintenance or support
  • *
  • Admission into service; service.
  • *
  • (obsolete) Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
  • *
    • The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence.

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