upness
- noun
- /ˈʌp.nəs/
- Informal
:
buen humor
- The team's upness was contagious, creating an atmosphere of joy and excitement during the project.
Examples
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Despite the challenges they faced, his unyielding upness inspired everyone around him.
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Ah, yup, there is rationality and grown-upness right there.
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After months of hard work, her upness was evident as she celebrated her promotion with friends.
Synonyms
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2.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
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6.7
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
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3.5
A hopeful, friendly feeling that makes people feel happy and active
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3.2
A strong feeling of being very happy and excited
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1.3
A feeling that good things will happen
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1.0
A happy mood that makes you smile and helps others feel good
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A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active
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A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show
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A feeling of happiness and energy that makes others feel hopeful
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A cheerful, positive attitude that helps someone stay hopeful after setbacks
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8.5
A cheerful, confident feeling about the future
A period when people feel positive and things go well
A lively, cheerful energy that makes people feel happy
A happy, carefree feeling that makes people cheerful
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
upness = (semi-transparent) = up + ness
The suffix '-ness' is used to form nouns indicating a state or quality, but 'up' is not typically used as a base for such formations, leading to a non-standard meaning. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Upness comes from the small word up and the ending -ness, which makes a state. A helpful way to remember it is 'cheer up' — upness is the state of feeling cheerful, energetic, or optimistic.