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peppiness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit |
| Synonyms: | air, animation, ardor, backbone*, boldness, bounce, breath, brio, character, complexion, courage, dash, dauntlessness, disposition, earnestness, elan, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, esprit, essence, fire, force, frame of mind, gameness, grit, guts*, heart, humor, jazz, life, life force, liveliness, mettle, mood, morale, motivation, nerve, oomph, outlook, pertness, psyche, quality, resolution, resolve, sparkle, spunk*, stoutheartedness, substance, temper, temperament, tenor, verve, vigor, vim, vital spark, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity, warmth, will, willpower, zest, zip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | might |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, power |
| Synonyms: | adequacy, arm, authority, capability, capacity, clout, command, competence, control, domination, efficacy, efficiency, energy, force, forcefulness, forcibleness, get-up-and-go, jurisdiction, lustiness, mastery, moxie*, muscle*, peppiness, potency, powerfulness, prowess, puissance, punch, qualification, qualifiedness, sinew, steam, strength, strenuousness, strong arm, sway, valor, vigor, vigorousness |
| Notes: | may is more optimistic than might; may carries the idea of permission while might suggests likelihood |
| Antonyms: | inability, powerlessness, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | friskiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | playfulness |
| Synonyms: | coltishness, coquettishness, coyishness, frolicsomeness, kittenishness, liveliness, peppiness, spiritedness, sportiveness, waggishness |
| Main Entry: | frolicsomeness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | playfulness |
| Synonyms: | coltishness, friskiness, kittenishness, liveliness, mischievousness, peppiness, spiritedness, sportiveness, waggishness |
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