Entertainment vs. Recreation

Entertainmentnoun

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.

Entertainmentnoun

A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others.

Entertainmentnoun

(obsolete) Maintenance or support.

Entertainmentnoun

(obsolete) Admission into service; service.

Entertainmentnoun

(obsolete) Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.

Entertainmentnoun

(obsolete) Reception; (provision of) food to guests or travellers.

Entertainmentnoun

The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.

Entertainmentnoun

That which entertains, or with which one is entertained;

Entertainmentnoun

Admission into service; service.

Entertainmentnoun

Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.

Entertainmentnoun

a diversion that holds the attention

Entertainment

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention.

Recreationnoun

Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

Recreationnoun

The process of recreating something.

Recreationnoun

The result of this process.

Recreationnoun

The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.

Recreationnoun

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates;

Recreationnoun

activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation;

Recreation

Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The is an essential element of human biology and psychology.