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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : spawr-tiv, spohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɔr tɪv, ˈspoʊr- |
Definition of sportiveness
Origin :- 1580s, from sport + -ive. Related: Sportively; sportiveness.
- noun playfulness
- Roguery and sportiveness are, we may see, the characteristics of this spirit.
- Extract from : « The Fairy Mythology » by Thomas Keightley
- His manner was kind, simple, and dignified, with plenty of sportiveness flashing out from time to time.
- Extract from : « Tennyson and His Friends » by Various
- With all her gaiety and sportiveness, she had a heart filled with all the tenderest sensibilities of a woman.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 » by Alexander Leighton
- The following letter shows the sportiveness of his imagination on the minutest subjects.
- Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper
- She took peculiar delight in my sportiveness and certain sweetness in my external deportment.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Madame Guyon » by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
- One other curious piece of sportiveness in his dealings with the church deserves to be noticed.
- Extract from : « Voltaire » by John Morley
- Do not discourage or check the young cat in its sportiveness, although it may be a little too rough in its vivacious evolutions.
- Extract from : « The Cat » by Philip M. Rule
- He who never relaxes into sportiveness is a wearisome companion, but beware of him who jests at everything!
- Extract from : « Colloquies on Society » by Robert Southey
- It began in sportiveness, but before long became deeply serious and interesting.
- Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 » by Various
- Wild as a deer, she dared him to run a race with her, and danced along the paths by his side full of mirth and sportiveness.
- Extract from : « The Poor Gentleman » by Hendrik Conscience
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