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spring⋅y

  [spring-ee]
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–adjective, spring⋅i⋅er, spring⋅i⋅est.
1. characterized by spring or elasticity; flexible; resilient: He walks with a springy step.
2. (of land) abounding in or having springs of water.
Origin:
1585–95; spring + -y 1

Related forms:
spring⋅i⋅ly, adverb
spring⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. buoyant, bouncy; youthful.
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spring·y   (sprĭng'ē)   
adj.   spring·i·er, spring·i·est
  1. Marked by resilience; elastic.
  2. Abounding in freshwater springs.
spring'i·ly adv., spring'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Springiness

Spring"i*ness\, n. The state or quality of being springly. --Boyle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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