单词	sportiveness
释义	sportive adjective sport·​ive ˈspȯr-tiv  1 a : frolicsome, playful b : ardent, wanton 2 : of or relating to sports and especially field sports sportively adverb sportiveness noun Synonyms antic coltish elfish fay frisky frolicsome larky playful rollicking sportful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a sportive pastor who began every sermon with a joke Recent Examples on the Web The sportive rhythm of the show doesn’t preclude tragedy. Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022 These expedition-style vessels attract nature-minded, science-curious and sportive travelers, who revel in the great outdoors. Laura Manske, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021 In Montagne des Français, the exclusive habitat of the northern sportive lemur—a seven-inch tall, grayish-brown animal known for its shrill screams—patrols have identified areas newly denuded for charcoal production. Dina Fine Maron, Animals, 14 Dec. 2020 About 80 percent of these sportive lemurs have been wiped out during the past two decades because of habitat loss and hunting, and fewer than a hundred are thought to survive today. Dina Fine Maron, Animals, 14 Dec. 2020 In general, the ride quality is sportive but not punishing. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 23 June 2020 There is, from the outset, a sportive tension to the relationship between the two women. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2020 The path there is a sportive mash-up of fact and fiction. Maya Phillips, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020 The reader is also provided essential details about Heller’s memorial service, where to send donations, and who survives him — but even these particulars are delivered in a sportive spirit of fun-poking and wit. NBC News, 21 Sep. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1a sportiveness noun as in playfulness a natural disposition for playful behavior her high-spirited sportiveness can sometimes distract her and others from serious work Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance playfulness sportfulness mischief mischievousness friskiness impishness devilment prankishness coltishness larkiness tricksiness espièglerie archness roguishness energy coyness rascality vivacity devilishness kittenishness spiritedness vivaciousness sprightliness frivolousness mirthfulness whimsicality liveliness devilry spunkiness waggery jocularity knavery deviltry lightheartedness diabolicalness gaiety gayety hob jocundity Antonyms & Near Antonyms earnestness soberness seriousness sternness solemnity solemnness grimness graveness sobersidedness priggishness starchiness stuffiness restraint serious-mindedness constraint self-control See More
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