Sprightly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Full of spirit and vitality; lively; brisk.
  • ad. In a lively, animated manner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. animated, vivacious, or gay; lively
  • adj. full of life and vigor, especially with a light and springy step
  • adj. energetic and in good health
  • ad. In a lively and vigorous way
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a sprite or spirit; ghostly; spectral; incorporeal.
  • Full of spirit or vigor; brisk; lively; vivacious; animated; spirited; gay.
  • Synonyms See animation.
  • In a sprightly manner; with vigor, liveliness, or gaiety.
  • Having a lively, distinctive taste; not palling.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. full of spirit and vitality
  • Equivalent
    spirited   
    Cross Reference
    vigor    vivacious    lively    gay   
    Variant
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lively    brisk    animated    vigorous    airy    gay   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    brightly    forthrightly    knightly    lightly    nightly    politely    rightly    slightly    tightly    unsightly   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lively    vivacious    playful    witty    light-hearted    brisk    merry    cheery    genial    talkative