disport
Plural: disports
Verb
Verb Forms: disported, disporting, disports
- To amuse oneself; to play or frolic.
- occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
- play boisterously
- To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
Noun
- Anything which diverts one from serious matters; a game, a pastime, a sport.
- Amusement, entertainment, recreation, relaxation.
- The way one carries oneself; bearing, carriage, deportment.
- Bearing, elevation, orientation.
- Fun, gaiety, joy, merriment, mirth.
Examples
- We gather to DISPORT with words, enjoying the challenge of Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
The verb is derived from Middle English disporten, desporten (“to take part in entertainment, sport, etc., to pass time, amuse oneself, be merry; to amuse, entertain; to cheer, console; to behave (in a particular way), deport; to be active, to busy; to relieve (someone of a task); to prevent (someone from attending)”), from Anglo-Norman desporter, Old French desporter, deporter, depporter (“to amuse, entertain; to pass time, amuse oneself; to forbear; to stop”), from Latin deportāre, present active infinitive of dēportō (“to bring, convey; to bring or take home; to carry along or down; to banish, transport”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, off’) + portō (“to bear, carry; to bring, convey”) (from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to carry forth; fare”)). The English word is a doublet of deport and sport.
The noun is derived from Middle English disport, desport (“activity providing amusement, pleasure or relaxation; entertainment, recreation; game, pastime, sport; pleasure derived from an activity; source of comfort; consolation, solace; conduct, deportment; customary behaviour, manner; act, activity; departure”), from Anglo-Norman disport, Old French desport, deport (“game, pastime, sport; pleasure, recreation; disport”), from desporter: see further above.
Synonyms
amuse, cavort, divert, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport, cheer, enjoy
Scrabble Score: 10
disport: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddisport: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disport: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary