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Sportsmanship vs Sporting - What's the difference?

sportsmanship | sporting |

As nouns the difference between sportsmanship and sporting

is that sportsmanship is the behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad while sporting is the act of taking part in a sport.

As a verb sporting is

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As an adjective sporting is

(not comparable) pertaining to sports.

sportsmanship

English

Noun

(-)
  • The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.
  • The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, winning or losing gracefully.

    • See also

    *good sport *poor sport

    External links

    * (wikipedia "sportsmanship")

    sporting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (more)
  • (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
    • He got a job in a sporting goods store.
  • (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
    • Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.
  • (comparable) Having a reasonable chance of success.
    • You think he has a sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long shot!
  • (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
    • It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.

    Derived terms

    * sporting goods * sporting house * sporting chance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of taking part in a sport.
  • * (Philip Schaff)