Home › Words › S › sportsmanlinesssportsmanlinesssportsmanliness means the quality of being sportsmanly.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sportsmanliness ranks #16,012 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sportsmanly + -ness.nounThe quality of being sportsmanly.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sportsmanlike 72% match — Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner. vs sportsmanliness →sportspersonship 71% match — Sportsmanship. vs sportsmanliness →manliness 70% match — The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man. vs sportsmanliness →unsportingness 69% match — The quality of being unsporting. vs sportsmanliness →gentlemanliness 67% match — The state of being a gentleman. vs sportsmanliness →sportsmanship 67% match — The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, magnanimity, courtesy towards opponents, and winning or losing gracefully. vs sportsmanliness →athleticness 67% match — The state or quality of being athletic. vs sportsmanliness →sportiness 66% match — The property of being sporty. vs sportsmanliness →