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sprightliness
[
sprahyt
-lee
]
Origin
spright·ly
/
ˈspraɪt
li
/
Show Spelled
[
sprahyt
-lee
]
Show IPA
adjective,
-li·er,
-li·est,
adverb
adjective
1.
animated, vivacious, or
gay
; lively.
adverb
2.
in a sprightly manner.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Origin:
1590–1600;
spright
(spelling variant of
sprite
) +
-ly
Related forms
spright·li·ness,
noun
un·spright·ly,
adjective, adverb
Synonyms
1.
spirited, blithe, buoyant, spry.
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sprightly
(ˈspraɪtlɪ)
—
adj
,
-lier
,
-liest
1.
full of vitality; lively
—
adv
2.
obsolete
in a lively manner
[C16: from
spright,
variant of
sprite
+
-ly
1
]
'sprightliness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
sprightly
1596, from spright, early 16c. variant of
sprite
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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