"sporty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈspɔɹti/ [General-American], /ˈspɔːti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈspo(ː)ɹti/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /ˈspoəti/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sporty.wav Forms: sportier [comparative], sportiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ti Etymology: From sport + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|sport|y|id2=adjectival}} sport + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} sporty (comparative sportier, superlative sportiest)
  1. Fond of sports. Translations (fond of sports): спарты́ўны (spartýŭny) (Belarusian), спарто́вы (spartóvy) (Belarusian), спортен (sporten) (Bulgarian), sportovní (Czech), sportief (Dutch), sportema (Esperanto), urheilullinen (Finnish), sporttihenkinen (Finnish), sportif (French), sportlich (German), sportlegur (Icelandic), sportivo (Italian), sportisks (Latvian), спортски (sportski) (Macedonian), sportowy (Polish), спо́ртивный (spórtivnyj) (Russian), športový (Slovak), športen (Slovene), deportivo (Spanish), sportig (Swedish), спорти́вний (sportývnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Suitable for use in sport.
    Sense id: en-sporty-en-adj-~MHM6y2J
  3. stylish with a fun, bold, vibrant quality or appearance. Translations (flashy in appearance): показен (pokazen) (Bulgarian), демонстративен (demonstrativen) (Bulgarian), sportief (Dutch), urheilullinen (Finnish), sporttinen (Finnish), sportlich (German), okazały (Polish), sportig (Swedish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sportily, sportiness, sporty luxe Related terms: sportish

Inflected forms

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    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)ti",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)ti/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latvian translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
    "Terms with Slovene translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sportily"
    },
    {
      "word": "sportiness"
    },
    {
      "word": "sporty luxe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sport",
        "3": "y",
        "id2": "adjectival"
      },
      "expansion": "sport + -y",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sport + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sportier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sportiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "sporty (comparative sportier, superlative sportiest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sportish"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's perfect for me, as he's both studious and sporty.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020, Shalini Vallepur, I Can Be Sporty: Amazing Athletes Who Pushed the Boundaries, page 4:",
          "text": "Sporty people all over the world spend their lives training to compete in competitions such as the Olympic Games.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fond of sports."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sport",
          "sport"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a sporty tennis outfit",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Suitable for use in sport."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My new car looks sporty but is actually very practical.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, B. Lorraine Jones, Charles Augustus: A Boy's Will to Survive, page 29:",
          "text": "His hat sat at a rakish angle giving him a sporty appearance.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Carole Jackson, Color Me Beautiful, page 38:",
          "text": "Your palette contains sporty colors, dressy colors, neutrals, basics, and bright accent colors.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Sarah Richardson, Sarah Style, page 262:",
          "text": "While you may never embrace my idea of applying paisley punch to your ceiling, you might want to wake up your walls with sporty stripes.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, T. L. Keller, The Total Novice’s Guide To UFOs: What You Need To Know:",
          "text": "A form or design of a UFO that has a sleek or sporty appearance as in the type of UFO described in detail by Bob Lazar.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Elaine Boylan, Stephanie Lightbown, How to Pass Higher Art & Design:",
          "text": "The simple style of numbers and symbols on the face contributes to the modern, streamlined sporty appearance.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Nina Mingya Powles, Small Bodies of Water:",
          "text": "It's black with a sporty pattern of lilac stripes down the sides.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stylish with a fun, bold, vibrant quality or appearance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stylish",
          "stylish"
        ],
        [
          "fun",
          "fun"
        ],
        [
          "bold",
          "bold"
        ],
        [
          "vibrant",
          "vibrant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɔɹti/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɔːti/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspo(ː)ɹti/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspoəti/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)ti"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "spartýŭny",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "спарты́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "spartóvy",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "спарто́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sporten",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "спортен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportovní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportief"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportema"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "urheilullinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sporttihenkinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportif"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportlegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sportski",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "спортски"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spórtivnyj",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "спо́ртивный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "športový"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "športen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "deportivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "sportig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sportývnyj",
      "sense": "fond of sports",
      "word": "спорти́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pokazen",
      "sense": "flashy in appearance",
      "word": "показен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "demonstrativen",
      "sense": "flashy in appearance",
      "word": "демонстративен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "flashy in appearance",
      "word": "sportief"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flashy in appearance",
      "word": "urheilullinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flashy in appearance",
      "word": "sporttinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "flashy in appearance",
      "word": "sportlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "flashy in appearance",
      "word": "okazały"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "flashy in appearance",
      "word": "sportig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sporty"
}

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