SPORTIVENESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lively high-spirited playfulness

Synonyms:

friskiness; frolicsomeness; sportiveness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sportiveness" is a kind of...):

fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)

Derivation:

sportive (given to merry frolicking)

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