sporty
/ˈspɔɹti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He's perfect for me, as he's both studious and sporty."
- "Sporty people all over the world spend their lives training to compete in competitions such as the Olympic Games."
- "a sporty tennis outfit"
- "My new car looks sporty but is actually very practical."
- "His hat sat at a rakish angle giving him a sporty appearance."
- "Your palette contains sporty colors, dressy colors, neutrals, basics, and bright accent colors."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portāre Old French porter Anglo-Norman desporterbor. Middle English disporten Middle English sporten English sport Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sporty From sport + -y.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈspɔɹti/
- British English: /ˈspɔːti/