sportsmanship
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sportsmanship
Where it comes from
From sports + -manship.
noun sportsmanships
- The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, magnanimity, courtesy towards opponents, and winning or losing gracefully.
- The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad. James showed good sportsmanship in consoling Shankar after his wicket fell.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sporting, sport, sportsman, athlete, jock, fairplay, etiquette, gentlemanism, good-naturedness, gentlemanliness, politesse, sportivity, gentlemanship, civility, sportfulness, manner
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noun (good) behavior in sports
| Español | deportividad, espíritu deportivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스포츠맨 정신 seupocheumaen jeongsin, 정정당당한 태도 jeongjeongdangdanghan taedo |
| 日本語 | スポーツマンシップ supōtsumanshippu |
| 中文 | 體育精神 /体育精神 tǐyù jīngshén |
| Português | espírito esportivo |
| Français | sportivité |
| Deutsch | Sportsgeist, Sportlichkeit |
| Italiano | sportività |
| Ελληνικά | αθλητικό πνεύμα athlitikó pnévma |
| العربية | رُوح رِيَاضِيَّة rūḥ riyāḍiyya |
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title = {sportsmanship},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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