sportive
Syllables: spor·tive/ˈspoɹtɪv//ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv/
sportive adjective: lively; merry; spritely.
Adjective
sportive (comparative more sportive, superlative most sportive)
- Lively; merry; spritely.
- Is it I
That drive thee from the sportive court?c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Is it I
- Playful, coltish.
- Interested in sport.
- Sporty, good at sport.
Noun
sportive (plural sportives)
- Synonym of cyclosportive.
- Such incidents, part of the cherished mythology of the Tour's early years, are rare in modern cycling, although a 62-year-old local councillor was arrested and subsequently released after tacks had been scattered during the 2009 Etape Caledonia, a sportive held on closed roads in Scotland, causing...2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited
- Synonyms:
- cyclosportive
sportive meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
sportive in Tamil
- விளையாட்டுத்தனமான
sportive in Urdu
- البیلا, کھلاڑی, ورزشی
sportive in Bengali
- ক্রীড়াপ্রবণ, আমুদে, কৌতুকপ্রিয়
sportive in Kannada
- ಆಟದ, ಆಟಾಳಿಯಾದ, ಕ್ರೀಡಾಸಕ್ತ, ವಿನೋದಪರ, ಸರಸದ, ಚಲ್ಲಾಟದ
Synonyms of sportive
Forms of sportive
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more sportive |
| superlative | most sportive |
| Noun | |
| plural | sportives |
Origin of sportive
From sport + -ive.
Words formed from sportive
Phrases with sportive
Questions about sportive
- What does sportive mean?
- Sportive means lively; merry; spritely.
- What is sportive in Tamil?
- Sportive in Tamil is விளையாட்டுத்தனமான. See Sportive meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sportive?
- Sportive can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce sportive?
- Sportive is pronounced /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv/ (UK).
Words near sportive in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sportive (page history and authors); sportive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sportive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sportive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sportive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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