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Recreation vs Tomfoolery - What's the difference?

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Recreation is a related term of tomfoolery.


As nouns the difference between recreation and tomfoolery

is that recreation is recreation (process of recreating or result of this process) while tomfoolery is foolish behaviour.

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.

    • tomfoolery

    English

    Noun

  • Foolish behaviour
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery.