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The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, magnanimity, courtesy towards opponents, and winning or losing gracefully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- James showed good sportsmanship in consoling Shankar after his wicket fell.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
fairness in following the rules of the game
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: fairness, equity
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
رُوح رِيَاضِيَّة
(rūḥ riyāḍiyya)
— (good) behavior in sports
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Bulgarian:
спортсменство
(sportsmenstvo)
— (good) behavior in sports
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Catalan:
esportivitat
— (good) behavior in sports
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Chinese Mandarin:
體育精神 /体育精神
(tǐyù jīngshén)
— (good) behavior in sports
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Finnish:
urheiluhenki
— (good) behavior in sports
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Finnish:
urheilijamaisuus
— (good) behavior in sports
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French:
sportivité
— (good) behavior in sports
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Galician:
deportividade
— (good) behavior in sports
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German:
Sportsgeist
— (good) behavior in sports
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German:
Sportlichkeit
— (good) behavior in sports
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Greek:
αθλητικό πνεύμα
(athlitikó pnévma)
— (good) behavior in sports
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Indonesian:
sportivitas
— (good) behavior in sports
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Indonesian:
kesportifan
— (good) behavior in sports
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Italian:
sportività
— (good) behavior in sports
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Japanese:
スポーツマンシップ
(supōtsumanshippu)
— (good) behavior in sports
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Korean:
스포츠맨 정신
(seupocheumaen jeongsin)
— (good) behavior in sports
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Korean:
정정당당한 태도
(jeongjeongdangdanghan taedo)
— (good) behavior in sports
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Macedonian:
спо́ртски дух
(spórtski duh)
— (good) behavior in sports
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Polish:
sportowe zachowanie
— (good) behavior in sports
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Portuguese:
espírito esportivo
— (good) behavior in sports
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Spanish:
deportividad
— (good) behavior in sports
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Spanish:
espíritu deportivo
— (good) behavior in sports
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Welsh:
sbortsmonaeth
— (good) behavior in sports
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Welsh:
chwarae teg
— (good) behavior in sports