Sprightliness

  • 11sprightliness — spright·li·ness …

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  • 12sprightliness — noun animation and energy in action or expression it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it • Syn: ↑liveliness, ↑life, ↑spirit • Derivationally related forms: ↑sprightly, ↑spirit ( …

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  • 13sprightly — sprightliness, n. /spruyt lee/, adj., sprightlier, sprightliest, adv. adj. 1. animated, vivacious, or gay; lively. adv. 2. in a sprightly manner. [1590 1600; spright (sp. var. of SPRITE) + LY] Syn. 1. spirited, blithe, buoyant, spry. * * * …

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  • 14Liveliness — Live li*ness, n. [From {Lively}.] 1. The quality or state of being lively or animated; sprightliness; vivacity; animation; spirit; as, the liveliness of youth, contrasted with the gravity of age. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. An appearance of life …

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  • 15agility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nimbleness, dexterity, spryness, quickness, deftness, briskness, swiftness, sprightliness, friskiness, rapidity, readiness, liveliness, promptitude, alacrity, promptness, alertness, dispatch, expedition, litheness, activity …

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  • 16agility — n 1. nimbleness, sprightliness, litheness, coordination, Dial. gainliness; quickness, fleet footedness, fleetness, swiftness, rapidity. 2. activity, liveliness, aliveness, bustle, briskness, dapperness; suppleness, deftness, dextrousness; light… …

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  • 17liveliness — noun 1. general activity and motion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑animation • Derivationally related forms: ↑lively • Hypernyms: ↑activity 2. animation and energy in action or expression …

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  • 18Alacrity — A*lac ri*ty, n. [L. alacritas, fr. alacer lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. ? to drive, Goth. aljan zeal.] A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to… …

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  • 19Animation — An i*ma tion, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.] 1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. [1913 Webster] The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] Perhaps an… …

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  • 20Buoyancies — Buoyancy Buoy an*cy, n.; pl. {Buoyancies}. 1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water. [1913… …

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