Word

sprightliness, n.
(sprightlinesses)

animation and energy in action or expression
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3

life liveliness spirit sprightliness

sample sentences

"it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spirit spiritize

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lively lively lively lively

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semantic pointers

attribute

hypernym

animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification

hyponym

pertness airiness, delicacy alacrity, briskness, smartness energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim elan esprit breeziness, jauntiness irrepressibility, buoyancy high-spiritedness enthusiasm, exuberance, ebullience pep, peppiness, ginger