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单词 sportfulness
释义

sportful

adjective

sport·​ful ˈspȯrt-fəl How to pronounce sportful (audio)
1
a
: productive of sport or amusement : entertaining, diverting
b
: playful, frolicsome
2
: done in sport
sportfully
ˈspȯrt-fə-lē How to pronounce sportful (audio)
adverb
sportfulness noun

Synonyms

  • antic
  • coltish
  • elfish
  • fay
  • frisky
  • frolicsome
  • larky
  • playful
  • rollicking
  • sportive
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Example Sentences

a sportful brother who loved teasing his little sister

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

sportfulness

noun

as in playfulness
a natural disposition for playful behavior I find my business partner's sportfulness charming, but I worry that it might lead clients to view him as unprofessional

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • playfulness
  • prankishness
  • mischief
  • larkiness
  • tricksiness
  • coltishness
  • espièglerie
  • sportiveness
  • friskiness
  • mischievousness
  • kittenishness
  • impishness
  • devilment
  • energy
  • diabolicalness
  • roguishness
  • archness
  • coyness
  • rascality
  • devilishness
  • frivolousness
  • mirthfulness
  • jocundity
  • hob
  • vivacity
  • devilry
  • spiritedness
  • liveliness
  • whimsicality
  • spunkiness
  • vivaciousness
  • knavery
  • deviltry
  • sprightliness
  • lightheartedness
  • jocularity
  • waggery
  • gaiety
  • gayety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • earnestness
  • seriousness
  • sobersidedness
  • soberness
  • graveness
  • solemnity
  • sternness
  • grimness
  • solemnness
  • serious-mindedness
  • stuffiness
  • starchiness
  • priggishness
  • restraint
  • constraint
  • self-control
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