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sprightliness

NOUN

energy

Synonyms

STRONG

activity animation ardor birr dash drive endurance enterprise exertion fire force forcefulness fortitude get-up-and-go go hardihood initiative intensity juice life liveliness might moxie muscle pep pizazz pluck potency power puissance punch spirit spontaneity stamina steam strength toughness tuck vehemence verve vim virility vitality vivacity zeal zest zing zip

WEAK

operativeness élan

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy cowardice dispiritedness dullness enervation helplessness idleness impotence inability inactivity incompetence indifference indolence ineffectiveness inefficiency lack laziness lethargy lifelessness powerlessness uselessness weakness

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Its sprightliness in a sober time recalls Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony, written three decades earlier, which the Philharmonic played under van Zweden in February.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

Got the sprightliness of Yoda, the loquacity of Wookiees.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2020

I could hear the sprightliness in my voice, now authentic.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 3, 2018

Admittedly, the Ahmanson’s large stage isn’t the ideal platform for the show’s visual sprightliness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2016

He retains hold of my arm, and as he talks his spine straightens imperceptibly, his chest expands, his voice assumes more and more the sprightliness and jocularity of youth.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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