sportinessn.

Brit.

/ˈspɔːtɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈspɔrdinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sporty adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < sporty adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier sportiveness n.

colloquial.

The quality or condition of being sporty (esp. in sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > [noun] > quality or character

sportiness1833

sportif1934

1833 Observer & Telegraph (Hudson, Ohio) 28 Feb. 1/2 Then Caligula was civil when in the sportiness of his sovereign pleasure, he butchered with his own hands his peaceable subjects, for mere amusement.

1896 Daily Chron. 31 Oct. 8/2 We should have ruthlessly stamped out the first symptom of ‘sportiness’ in our nursing staff.

1927 F. M. Thrasher Gang iii. xviii. 351 The mere show of superiority through ‘sportiness’ may be sufficient to assure leadership.

1989 Ski Nov. 83 For all its undeniable sportiness, the Audi Coupe Quattro is eminently sensible.

1998 A. Forna Mother of All Myths (1999) v. 148 Apart from physical attractiveness..most couples also look for evidence of sportiness and musicality in the donor or surrogate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sportiness
释义	sportinessn. Brit. /ˈspɔːtɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈspɔrdinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sporty adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < sporty adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier sportiveness n. colloquial. The quality or condition of being sporty (esp. in sense 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > [noun] > quality or character sportiness1833 sportif1934 1833 Observer & Telegraph (Hudson, Ohio) 28 Feb. 1/2 Then Caligula was civil when in the sportiness of his sovereign pleasure, he butchered with his own hands his peaceable subjects, for mere amusement. 1896 Daily Chron. 31 Oct. 8/2 We should have ruthlessly stamped out the first symptom of ‘sportiness’ in our nursing staff. 1927 F. M. Thrasher Gang iii. xviii. 351 The mere show of superiority through ‘sportiness’ may be sufficient to assure leadership. 1989 Ski Nov. 83 For all its undeniable sportiness, the Audi Coupe Quattro is eminently sensible. 1998 A. Forna Mother of All Myths (1999) v. 148 Apart from physical attractiveness..most couples also look for evidence of sportiness and musicality in the donor or surrogate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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