athletics

Noun

US[ath-let-iks]/æθˈlɛtɪks/3 syllables

Synonyms: sport athletic contest athletic competition

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionSynonyms: sportType of diversion, recreationKinds gymnastics, outdoor sport, contact sport, water sport, racing, riding, judo, team sport, cycling, rock climbing +12 more
a contest between athletesSynonyms: athletic contest athletic competitionType of contest, competitionKinds meet, Olympic Games, pentathlon, triple jump, Special Olympics, preliminary, decathlon, tug-of-war, Paralympic Games
participation in sports events as an extracurricular activityType of extracurricular activity

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Translations

Noun sports and physical games

Spanish: atletismo
French: athlétisme
German: Athletik
Italian: atletica
Portuguese: atletismo
Russian: спорт sport
Chinese: 运动 yùndòng
Dutch: atletiek
Polish: atletyka
Swedish: friidrott

13 more languages

Greek: αθλητισμός athlitismós
Hungarian: atlétika
Portuguese (PT): atletismo
Chinese (Trad.): 運動 yùndòng
Albanian: atletikë
Catalan: atletisme
Czech: atletika
Finnish: urheilu
Hebrew: אתלטיקה atlétika
Norwegian: friidrett
Romanian: atletism
Swahili: riadha
Welsh: athletau

Noun track and field sports

French: athlétisme
Chinese: 田径 tiánjìng
Japanese: 陸上競技 rikujō kyōgi
Polish: lekkoatletyka
Indonesian: atletik
Hungarian: atlétika
Chinese (Trad.): 田徑 tiánjìng
Finnish: yleisurheilu
Welsh: athletau

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ath·let′ics (…), noun

The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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