sportsmanship
The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a gameThe good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, magnanimity, courtesy towards opponents, and winning or losing gracefully.
» He got disqualified for bad sportsmanship.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, magnanimity, courtesy towards opponents, and winning or losing gracefully.
(uncountable, usually)The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.
James showed good sportsmanship in consoling Shankar after his wicket fell.
Sportsgeist, Sportlichkeit
- fairness in following the rules of the game
Examples
3 sentencesHe got disqualified for bad sportsmanship.
Having good sportsmanship is essential to a sports team.
He showed poor sportsmanship.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From sports + -manship.From sports + -manship.
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Forms
plural: sportsmanships| Singular | sportsmanship |
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uncountable
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
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