English → Latin
“sportful, sportive” in Latin
hilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, joviallaetushappy, cheerful, glad; fertile, luxuriant, lush, richsolvōto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt; to solve, explain; to dissolve, break up, separatefēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry; agreeable, pleasing; handsome, pretty; jovial, agreeableoblectōto entertain, delight, amuse; to pass (the time) agreeably; to delay, detain
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sportful, sportive
hilaris: hilarus: laetus: solutus: festivus. To be sportive, animum explere: animo obsequi: oblectare (Cic.); hilarum se facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sportful, sportive?
- The usual Latin words for “sportful, sportive” are hilaris, laetus, solvō; also fēstīvus, oblectō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.