different between joyous vs sportive
joyous
English
Etymology
From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?????s/
- Rhymes: -???s
Adjective
joyous (comparative more joyous, superlative most joyous)
- Full of joy; happy.
- Synonyms: blissome, blissy, blithe, gladsome
Derived terms
- joyously
- overjoyous
Related terms
- joy
- joyful
- joyfully
- joyfulness
Translations
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sportive
English
Etymology
From sport +? -ive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp??(?)t?v/
Adjective
sportive (comparative more sportive, superlative most sportive)
- (archaic) lively; merry; spritely
- Playful, coltish.
- Interested in sport.
- Sporty, good at sport.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
sportive (plural sportives)
- (cycling) cyclosportive
- 2012, July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- 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 countless punctures among the 3,500 riders.
- 2012, July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
Anagrams
- overtips, pivoters, repivots, sorptive, tip overs
French
Adjective
sportive
- feminine singular of sportif
Noun
sportive f (plural sportives)
- sportswoman
Further reading
- “sportive” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
sportive
- inflection of sportiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ive
Adjective
sportive f pl
- feminine plural of sportivo
Noun
sportive f
- plural of sportiva
Anagrams
- previsto, proviste
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