enclosure vs recess

recess vs enclosure

enclosure and recess both are nouns.

enclosure is not a verb while recess is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
enclosure	Yes	No	No	No
recess	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recess is a hyponym of enclosure; that is, recess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enclosure:

enclosure: a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
recess: an enclosure that is set back or indented

Other hyponyms of enclosure include cage, coop, cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage area, catchall, chamber, compound, dock, echo chamber, lock, lock chamber, nacelle, pen, pit, pen, playpen, plenum, dog pound, pound, niche, vivarium, yard.

enclosure (noun)	recess (noun)
the act of enclosing something inside something else	a pause from doing something (as work)
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose	an enclosure that is set back or indented
something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter	an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
a naturally enclosed space	a small concavity
	a state of abeyance or suspended business

enclosure (verb)	recess (verb)
	close at the end of a session
	make a recess in
	put into a recess

Difference between enclosure and recess

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