giddiness

noun

Definition of giddinessnext
as in effervescence

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  1. effervescence
  2. vivacity
  3. exuberance
  4. enthusiasm
  5. ebullience
  6. brightness
  7. verve
Noun
  • Cucumber Paloma: Lyre’s Agave Blanco blends with grapefruit soda for a refreshing drink that has a light sweetness and crisp effervescence.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Some are more popular for classic drinks: club soda adds minerality and effervescence to cocktails like the Tom Collins or Whiskey Highball, while tonic water is essential in gin and tonics.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of effervescence
Noun
  • Most striking are the visuals, rendered with vivacity and poignancy.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Rarely in any American film, and certainly any American film before that time, was a prostitute portrayed with such character and vivacity, such disarming truthfulness.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of vivacity
Noun
  • The captaincy tag had appeared to shake him from a foul mood that has festered as the series has worn on exacerbated by the youthful exuberance of brash upstart Sam Konstas, who has really gotten under his skin.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The fragile, almost brittle treble of the guitar and the exuberance of the drums don’t obscure the misery of this line but, rather, reflect and transmute it.
    Mitch Therieau, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of exuberance
Noun
  • On the other hand, high-energy dogs, such as the playful companion in the viral video, often fail to recognize when their enthusiasm is not reciprocated.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Employees don’t necessarily reduce their work output, but their enthusiasm fades, their curiosity dwindles, and their emotional connection to their work diminishes.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • The ebullience of Ayo’s YouTube channel is underpinned by a seriousness and sense of urgency.
    Will Buckingham, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This ebullience, however, required keeping bleak thoughts at bay.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of ebullience
Noun
  • Corsair says the monitor can hit 350 nits of brightness.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Ambient lighting can help set the mood, create a comfortable brightness level, and provide visibility throughout a large space.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • Photo: David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images Popular music of the ’70s and ’80s mixed and matched parts assembled earlier in the 20th century, borrowing from the melisma of soul, the locomotion of rock and roll, the improvisational verve of jazz, and the compositional depth of classical music.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
  • And yet the fundamentals that guide her column are all here: New Yorkers who live with verve and bring their highly specific, sometimes obsessive sensibility to their homes.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of verve
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