Meanings
nounsportsmanship (usually uncountable, plural sportsmanships)
plural sportsmanships
- uncountableusuallyThe good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, magnanimity, courtesy towards opponents, and winning or losing gracefully.
- uncountableusuallyThe behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.
James showed good sportsmanship in consoling Shankar after his wicket fell.
Origin
Translations
Arabic رُوح رِيَاضِيَّة
- رُوح رِيَاضِيَّة (rūḥ riyāḍiyya)(good) behavior in sports
Bulgarian спортсменство
- спортсменство (sportsmenstvo)(good) behavior in sports
Catalan esportivitat
- esportivitat(good) behavior in sports
Chinese Mandarin 體育精神 /体育精神
- 體育精神 /体育精神 (tǐyù jīngshén)(good) behavior in sports
Finnish urheiluhenki, urheilijamaisuus
- urheiluhenki(good) behavior in sports
- urheilijamaisuus(good) behavior in sports
French sportivité
- sportivité(good) behavior in sports
German Sportsgeist, Sportlichkeit
- Sportsgeist(good) behavior in sports
- Sportlichkeit(good) behavior in sports
Greek αθλητικό πνεύμα
- αθλητικό πνεύμα (athlitikó pnévma)(good) behavior in sports
Indonesian sportivitas, kesportifan
- sportivitas(good) behavior in sports
- kesportifan(good) behavior in sports
Italian sportività
- sportività(good) behavior in sports
Japanese スポーツマンシップ
- スポーツマンシップ (supōtsumanshippu)(good) behavior in sports
Korean 스포츠맨 정신, 정정당당한 태도
- 스포츠맨 정신 (seupocheumaen jeongsin)(good) behavior in sports
- 정정당당한 태도 (jeongjeongdangdanghan taedo)(good) behavior in sports
Polish sportowe zachowanie
- sportowe zachowanie(good) behavior in sports
Portuguese espírito esportivo
- espírito esportivo(good) behavior in sports
Spanish deportividad, espíritu deportivo
- deportividad(good) behavior in sports
- espíritu deportivo(good) behavior in sports
Welsh sbortsmonaeth, chwarae teg
- sbortsmonaeth(good) behavior in sports
- chwarae teg(good) behavior in sports
Cite this entry
APA
sportsmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportsmanship
MLA
“sportsmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportsmanship. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sportsmanship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportsmanship.
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