- sprightliness
- noun see sprightly
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sprightliness
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Sprightliness — Spright li*ness ( l[i^]*n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being sprightly; liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity. [1913 Webster] In dreams, observe with what a sprightliness and alacrity does she [the soul] exert… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprightliness — index life (vitality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sprightliness — sprightly (also spritely) ► ADJECTIVE (sprightlier, sprightliest) ▪ (especially of an old person) lively; energetic. DERIVATIVES sprightliness noun. ORIGIN from spright, a rare variant of SPRITE(Cf. ↑sprite) … English terms dictionary
sprightliness — See sprightly. * * * … Universalium
sprightliness — noun The property of being sprightly … Wiktionary
sprightliness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, steam, strength. Informal: get up and go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See ACTION … English dictionary for students
sprightliness — spright·li·ness || spraɪtlɪnɪs n. liveliness, animation, spirit … English contemporary dictionary
sprightliness — n. Liveliness, life, briskness, vivacity, animation, alertness, cheerfulness, gayety, frolicsomeness, vigor, activity … New dictionary of synonyms
sprightliness — n liveliness, vivacity, animation; dynamism, energy, Inf. get up and go, briskness, vitality; spark, fire, warmth, dash, e lan, spirit, spiritedness; eagerness, enthusiasm, exhilaration, sanguineness, cheerfulness, optimism; airiness, buoyancy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sprightliness — spright·li·ness … English syllables
