What is another word for athleticism?

Pronunciation: [aθlˈɛtɪsˌɪzəm] (IPA)

Athleticism refers to the physical abilities and skillset required for sports and physical activity. Synonyms for athleticism could include fitness, agility, prowess, nimbleness, endurance, strength, dexterity, coordination, and athleticism. Other words that may be used interchangeably with athleticism include athleticism, fortitude, fitness, and physical prowess. These words describe a person's ability to perform physical tasks and challenges, whether in sports, work or everyday life. Someone who is fit, agile, and strong may be described as having athleticism, while someone who excels at a particular sport may be described as having athletic prowess or skill.

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Usage examples for Athleticism

There were too many of them to give him any comfort, until the thought occurred to him that a man with brains enough to be a leader would not be so obsessed and excited by mere prancing athleticism as those men were.
"King--of the Khyber Rifles"
Talbot Mundy
Mystic athleticism: that seems to be Mr Forster's message; as it is essential that the man of to-morrow should be a man of ideas as well as a man of perceptions, it is quite certain that, if Mr Forster chooses to return to the field, he will establish his claim.
"A Novelist on Novels"
W. L. George
I tasted, indeed, almost every form of athleticism and genuinely smacked my lips at the flavour of each in turn, yet never bothered about the super-pleasure which comes from doing such things as well as they can be done.
"The Adventure of Living"
John St. Loe Strachey

Famous quotes with Athleticism

  • My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.
    Roger Bannister
  • But I'll tell you this: When I lose my athleticism, it's time to go.
    Doug Flutie
  • I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if they degenerate into the sole end of any one's existence. I don't want you to sacrifice standing well in your studies to any over-athleticism and I need not tell you that character counts for a great deal more than either intellect or body in winning success in life. Athletic proficiency is a mighty good servant, and like so many other good servants, a mighty bad master.
    Theodore Roosevelt
  • "We need brains, is the bottom line," Ivy said. "We're not hunter-gatherers anymore. We're all living like patients in the intensive care unit of a hospital. What keeps us alive isn't bravery, or athleticism, or any of those other skills that were valuable in a caveman society. It's our ability to master complex technological skills. It is our ability to be nerds. We need to breed nerds."
    Neal Stephenson

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