Meanings
nounsprightliness (usually uncountable, plural sprightlinesses)
plural sprightlinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe property of being sprightly.
‘Nothing’s the matter, bless you, Master Davy dear!’ she answered, assuming an air of sprightliness.
1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounanimation and energy in action or expression
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Translations
Bulgarian пъргавина
- пъргавина (părgavina)the property of being sprightly
Icelandic fjör
- fjörthe property of being sprightly
Irish beogacht, bíogúlacht
- beogachtthe property of being sprightly
- bíogúlachtthe property of being sprightly
- breabhsántachtthe property of being sprightly
- éirimiúlachtthe property of being sprightly
Korean 활발
- 활발 (hwalbal)the property of being sprightly
Romanian vioiciune
- vioiciunethe property of being sprightly
Russian жи́вость, бо́дрость
- жи́вость (žívostʹ)the property of being sprightly
- бо́дрость (bódrostʹ)the property of being sprightly
Scottish Gaelic sunnd
- sunndthe property of being sprightly
Turkish neşe
- neşethe property of being sprightly
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sprightliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprightliness
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“sprightliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprightliness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprightliness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprightliness.
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