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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for sportiveness

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