sprightliness

noun

Definition of sprightlinessnext
as in vigorousness
the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity the sprightliness of the young girl made us tired just watching her

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  1. brightness
  2. exuberance
  3. vitality
  4. animation
Noun
  • The Geminids are competing with a full moon The Cold Moon, the last full moon of the year, will rise on Saturday and its brightness will outshine some of the shooting stars that are normally visible with the Geminids.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The 28-300mm relies on digital corrections to resolve distortion and deliver consistent brightness across the frame.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • That means these stocks stand the most to gain if the market exuberance continues.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of exuberance
Noun
  • Just the fact that DeBose’s character, Calypso, has gone from being a Spidey-baiting Haitian voodoo priestess with a zombie slave-trade sideline in the comics to a slick attorney is an indication of how little vitality screenwriters Richard Wenk, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway mine from the material.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Symphony aspires to perform live symphonic music of excellence, beauty, and vitality at a consistently high level.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of vitality
Noun
  • The company, which was founded by Stan Spry and Jeff Holland, reps talent across literary, animation, and unscripted television and also produces and finances shows such as Syfy’s Day of the Dead, Netflix’s Twelve Forever and Tubi’s Breaking Bear.
    Peter White, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The guild represents more than 6,000 artists, technicians, writers and production workers in the animation industry.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of animation
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sprightliness

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