tennis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛnɪs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtenɪs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English tennys, teneys, tenis, from Old French tenez (second-person plural imperative of tenir (“to hold”)).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
One of Naomi Osaka's sponsors has been forced to apologise after depicting the Japanese tennis star, who is half-Haitian, with pale skin in an advertisement.
2019 January 23, Justin McCurry, “Naomi Osaka sponsor apologises for ‘whitewashing’ tennis star in ad”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2024:“Anthea hasn't a notion in her head but to vamp a lot of silly mugwumps. She's set her heart on that tennis bloke[…]whom the papers are making such a fuss about.”
1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:
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(dated, uncountable, usually) A match in this sport.
We go about to parties in the daytime as usual, teas and tennises[…]
1918, Violet Hunt, The Last Ditch, page 95:
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(obsolete, uncountable, usually) An earlier game in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racquet or with the open hand.
His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing and playing tennis, […] were familiar to all London.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XI, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:tennis-balls
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tennises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tennis racket · tennis polo · tennis racquet · football tennis · totem tennis · tennis-racket · tennis bracelet · text tennis · tennislike · table tennis table · platform tennis · tennis club · tenniswear · tennis dress · table tennis · court tennis · tennis court · tennis shoe · anti-tennis · ring tennis · tennis wear · toccer · soft tennis · tennis player · squash tennis · nontennis · tenniswoman · tonsil tennis · lawn tennis · telly tennis · wheelchair tennis · tenniser · real tennis · royal tennis · tennis shirt · tennis ball · tennisdom · paddle tennis · tennisman · padel tennis · tennis elbow · deck tennis · tennisy · TWAG
Descendants
tennis · те́ніс · те́нис · เทนนิส · τένις · تنیس · tenis · tenisi · ténis · tennis · テニス · tenis · tennis · တင်းနစ် · تِنِس · tenis · tenis · טעניס · tennis · टेनिस · tennis · tenis · tennis · tennis · tenisse · ténis · թենիս · те́ннис · tennis · tenis · టెన్నిస్ · tennis · teniss · టెన్నిసు · Tennis · tênis · 테니스 · teanas · tenis · tenis · tenîs · tennis · tenis · tenis · Tennis · טניס · tennis · tenisz
Translations (114)
it tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ja 庭球 (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · be тэ́ніс (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · sv tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · pt tênis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · nl tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · az tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ky теннис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · af tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ga leadóg (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · et tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · fr tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · km តិន្នីស (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · pl biały sport (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · acw تِنِس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · lt tenisas (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · is tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · sq tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · sl ténis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ast tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ja テニス (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · fi tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · bo ཏན་ནེ་སི་སྤོ་ལོ། (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · bn টেনিস (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ug تېننىس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ta வரிப்பந்தாட்டம் (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ru те́ннис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · pa ਗੇਂਦ-ਛਿੱਕਾ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · sh те́нис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · id tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · bar Tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ur ٹینِس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · pl tenis ziemny (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · tg теннис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · kmr tenîs (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · lv teniss (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ia tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ms tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ar تِنِس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · mn ᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠪᠥᠮᠪᠥᠭᠡ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · vo tänit (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · kk теннис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · tr tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · yue 網球 /网球 (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · mt tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ta வலைப்பந்து (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ps ټېنس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ha tanìs (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · hy թենիս (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · gd teanas (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · pl tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ti ተኒስ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ko 정구 (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · el αντισφαίριση (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · th เทนนิส (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ba теннис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · de Tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · cmn 網球 /网球 (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · gu ટેનિસ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · es tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · hi टेनिस (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · tl tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · nn tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · da tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · nv jooł ałchʼįʼ abínídzílghałí (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · sh ténis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · tk tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · vi ten-nít (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ne टेनिस (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · kn ಟೆನ್ನಿಸ್ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · hu tenisz (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · pt ténis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · my တင်းနစ် (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · pau tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · yi טעניס (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · he טֶנִיס (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · am ተኒስ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · mr टेनिस (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ar كُرَةُ المَضْرِب (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · uk те́ніс (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · te టెన్నిస్ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · gl tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · tt теннис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ar تَنِس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ro tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · nb tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · lo ເທນນິດ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · uz tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · lo ເຕັນນິສ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · mk те́нис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ps تېنس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · fa-ira تِنیس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · sw tenisi (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · vi quần vợt (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · wa tenisse (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · sk tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · km តែន្និស (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ko 테니스 (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · afb تنس (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · sa लानम् (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ml ടെന്നീസ് (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · rue те́ніс (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · cs tenis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · la tenisia (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · lo ເທັນນິດ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ug چويلا توپ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · bg те́нис (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · pa ਖਿੱਦੋ-ਛਿੱਕਾ (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · mn одон бөмбөг (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · eo teniso (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ka ჩოგბურთი (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · el τένις (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · si ටෙනිස් (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) · ca tennis (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets)