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sprightliness


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sprightliness  \Spright"li*ness\,  n. 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  sprightly;  liveliness;  life; 
  briskness;  vigor;  activity;  gayety;  vivacity. 
 
  In  dreams,  observe  with  what  a  sprightliness  and 
  alacrity  does  she  [the  soul]  exert  herself!  --Addison. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sprightliness 
  n  :  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}] 




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