different between sporting vs mirthful
sporting
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sp??t??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sp??t??/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?spo(?)?t??/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?spo?t??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t??
Verb
sporting
- present participle of sport
Adjective
sporting (comparative more sporting, superlative most sporting)
- (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
- He got a job in a sporting goods store.
- (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
- Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.
- (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
- It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.
- (not comparable, obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.
Derived terms
- sporting goods
- sporting house
- sporting chance
Translations
Noun
sporting (plural sportings)
- The act of taking part in a sport.
Anagrams
- ringpost, ringspot
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mirthful
English
Alternative forms
- mirthfull (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English mirthful, equivalent to mirth +? -ful.
Adjective
mirthful (comparative mirthfuller or more mirthful, superlative mirthfullest or most mirthful)
- Filled with mirth.
- Synonyms: happy, joyful
- Antonym: mirthless
Derived terms
- mirthfully
- mirthfulness
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