different between sportive vs jubilant

English

Etymology

From sport +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp??(?)t?v/

Adjective

sportive (comparative more sportive, superlative most sportive)

1. (archaic) lively; merry; spritely
2. Playful, coltish.
3. Interested in sport.
4. Sporty, good at sport.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

sportive (plural sportives)

1. (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.

Anagrams

• overtips, pivoters, repivots, sorptive, tip overs

French

Adjective

sportive

1. feminine singular of sportif

Noun

sportive f (plural sportives)

1. sportswoman

Further reading

• “sportive” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

sportive

1. inflection of sportiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ive

Adjective

sportive f pl

1. feminine plural of sportivo

Noun

sportive f

1. plural of sportiva

Anagrams

• previsto, proviste

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?u.b?.l?nt/

Adjective

jubilant (comparative more jubilant, superlative most jubilant)

1. In a state of elation.

Synonyms

• (in a state of elation): delighted, elated, joyful, thrilled

Derived terms

• jubilantly

Translations

Catalan

Verb

jubilant

1. present participle of jubilar

French

Adjective

jubilant (feminine singular jubilante, masculine plural jubilants, feminine plural jubilantes)

1. jubilant

Verb

jubilant

1. present participle of jubiler

Further reading

• “jubilant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

j?bilant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of j?bil?