"sportive" meaning in English

See sportive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sportive.wav Forms: more sportive [comparative], most sportive [superlative]
Etymology: From sport + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sport|ive}} sport + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} sportive (comparative more sportive, superlative most sportive)
  1. (archaic) lively; merry; spritely Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-sportive-en-adj-hIBWTL9r Disambiguation of Personality: 42 51 0 0 7
  2. Playful, coltish. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-sportive-en-adj-an8eJOMz Disambiguation of Personality: 42 51 0 0 7
  3. Interested in sport. Translations (interested in sport): kiinnostunut urheilusta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sportive-en-adj-ytXhNStL Disambiguation of 'interested in sport': 0 1 93 6
  4. Sporty, good at sport.
    Sense id: en-sportive-en-adj-HKtXNKy0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sportive lemur, sportively, sportiveness, unsportive

Noun

IPA: /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sportive.wav Forms: sportives [plural]
Etymology: From sport + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sport|ive}} sport + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} sportive (plural sportives)
  1. (cycling) Synonym of cyclosportive Categories (topical): Cycling Synonyms: cyclosportive [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sportive-en-noun-H0lIZE45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 4 1 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 10 0 9 0 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 0 10 0 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 0 2 0 48 19 2 3 2 16 4 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 2 0 40 26 1 2 2 21 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 14 7 4 63 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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