Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.

    The Boston Bruins have a longstanding rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens.

    James and Polly have a bitter rivalry due to the latter's inclusion in the Tea Time Teaser.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being a rivalrous good, such that it can be consumed or used by only one person at a time.

    Common goods are those which are rivalrous in consumption but non-excludable

  3. (countable, uncountable)Any competition between two or more things or factors.

    Binocular rivalry is a visual phenomenon in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye.

    Rivalität

    сопе́рничествоsopérničestvo

    супе́рництвоsupérnyctvo

More definitions
  • the act of competing as for profit or a prize

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Tom wants us to end our rivalry.

  2. There was a lot of sibling rivalry between Tom and his brother.

    deZwischen Tom und seinem Bruder bestand viel Geschwisterrivalität. — raggione

  3. It's a great rivalry.

  4. There's a rivalry between our schools.

  5. The rivalry between sisters-in-law.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
competition:
Русский
By meaning 1
competition:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
competition:

Origin

Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye

Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye

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Forms

plural: rivalries
Singularrivalry
Pluralrivalries

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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