Synonyms for athletics


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ath-let-iks
Phonetic Transcription : æθˈlɛt ɪks


Définition of athletics

Origin :
  • c.1730, from athletic; also see -ics. Probably formed on model of gymnastics.
  • noun sports
Example sentences :
  • Walter hated books and studying, and athletics, too, for that matter.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • It's the thing to be alive in athletics and a dub in everything else.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Rowing is now a form of athletics at every college where facilities permit.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • My son held that brain as well as muscle was needed in athletics.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • He participated in every phase of school life and was devoted to athletics.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • Nothing but athletics has succeeded in doing this sort of work in England.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • And I understand that athletics have also been much practiced.
  • Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • The great desire of every boy who could hope to do so was to excel in athletics.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • Indeed, athletics in some form occupied every moment of my spare time.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • These stories are rich in fun and thrills in all branches of sports and athletics.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish

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