different between vibrant vs sportive

English

Etymology

From French vibrant, from Latin vibrans, present participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”). See vibrate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?va?b??nt/

Adjective

vibrant (comparative more vibrant, superlative most vibrant)

1. Pulsing with energy or activity.

   He has a vibrant personality.

2. Lively and vigorous.
3. Vibrating, resonant or resounding.
4. (of a colour) Bright.

Synonyms

• (pulsing with energy or activity): dynamic, energetic, spirited; see also Thesaurus:active
• (lively, vigorous):
• (resonant, resounding): booming, remugient; see also Thesaurus:sonorous
• (bright): dazzling, luminous, nitid

Related terms

• vibrate
• vibration
• vibrantly
• vibrator

Translations

Further reading

• vibrant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vibrant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Verb

vibrant

1. present participle of vibrar

French

Verb

vibrant

1. present participle of vibrer

Latin

Verb

vibrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of vibr?

Romanian

Etymology

From French vibrant.

Adjective

vibrant m or n (feminine singular vibrant?, masculine plural vibran?i, feminine and neuter plural vibrante)

1. vibrant

Declension

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