Athletics vs. Sports — What's the Difference?

Activities, such as sports, exercises, and games, that require physical skill and stamina.

An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.

The principles or system of training and practice for such activities.

Often sports (used with a sing. verb) Such activities considered as a group

A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.

A usually challenging activity undertaken for amusement

Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.

Fun; amusement

Plural of athletic

Mockery; jest

The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.

An object of mockery, jest, or play

An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

A joking mood or attitude

A contest between athletes

One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation

Participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity

(Informal) A fair-minded person, especially one who accepts teasing or difficult situations well

(Informal) A pleasant companion

A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life.

A gambler at sporting events.

(Biology) An organism or a part of an organism that shows a marked change from the parent type, typically as a result of mutation.

(Obsolete) Amorous dalliance; lovemaking.

To play or frolic

To joke or trifle

To wear or have on one's body, especially prominently or ostentatiously

To have as a prominent feature

Of, relating to, or appropriate for sports

Designed or appropriate for outdoor or informal wear

Plural of sport

Standard spelling of sport, the class of physical activies

To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.