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spright·li·ness [ˈspraitlɪnəs] N no pl

sprightliness
Elan m form

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To these compositions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither industry nor sprightliness, but contempt of shame and indifference to truth are absolutely necessary.
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She had been petted and admired for her uncommon sprightliness and pleasant disposition.
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Certainly, this cast delivers lines with a commendable lightness and sprightliness.
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And having different performers play the narrator of each tale added to the sprightliness.
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The discomforts of primitive traveling are described with much sprightliness and not a little humor.
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In this combination the cello tone had a calming effect on the sprightliness of the wind instruments.
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On the palate, it was distinctly sweet, mouth-filling yet with a relatively modest alcoholic content (13%), a velvety texture, a touch of sprightliness and a refreshing finish.
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Pensioners shuffle around -- though some of them surprise with their sprightliness, darting around in the heat with a deftness you might not expect.
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The bottom beams levitate on barely visible black wooden wedges, giving all this heavy metal a hovering sprightliness.
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In the flesh, though, there's a sprightliness to him, a mischief.
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