liveliness (n)
life#1 (n)
spirit#2 (n)
sprightliness (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def animation and energy in action or expression
examples it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
Outgoing links
Hypernym animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
Derivationally related form sprightliness → sprightly
Derivationally related form spirit → spirit; spirit → spiritize
Derivationally related form liveliness → lively
Derivationally related form liveliness → lively; liveliness → lively
Derivationally related form liveliness → lively
Attribute lively
Hyponym pertness; airiness, delicacy; alacrity, briskness, smartness; energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim; elan; esprit; breeziness, jauntiness; irrepressibility, buoyancy; high-spiritedness; exuberance, enthusiasm, ebullience; pep, peppiness, ginger
Incoming links
Derivationally related form lively → liveliness
Attribute lively
Derivationally related form lively → liveliness; lively → liveliness
Derivationally related form lively → liveliness
Derivationally related form sprightly → sprightliness
Hyponym animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
Hypernym pertness; airiness, delicacy; alacrity, briskness, smartness; energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim; elan; esprit; breeziness, jauntiness; irrepressibility, buoyancy; high-spiritedness; exuberance, enthusiasm, ebullience; pep, peppiness, ginger
Derivationally related form spirit → spirit; spiritize → spirit

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