friskiness
1
3.5
- noun
- /ˈfrɪskɪnəs/
:
juguetonería
- After a long winter, the dogs were full of friskiness as they played in the sunny backyard.
Examples
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Forrest seems to have caught a certain friskiness in the teenagers' manner.
Fiction book (1997) -
He's just lost a little bit of his friskiness.
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The Long March of the Dogs, they call it, though there is no canine friskiness about the thing; it is really more like a shambling procession of cattle.
Fiction book (1992) -
As both are a cause for energetic vituperation now when things are relatively cool, it'll be interesting to see how long that MLKesque 'kumbaya' lasts when the friskiness gets multicultural.
Blog text (26) -
This translation does not come close to capturing the last two lines: the plosive sound of "plyuyet" ("spits") and the tripod wavering through friskiness.
Blog text (6) -
The kids showed their friskiness by running around the park and laughing with joy.
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Her friskiness was contagious, making everyone in the room feel more cheerful.
Synonyms
8
2.5
Being ready to play and have fun
2
7.0
A lively, bold attitude that shows readiness to argue or fight
1
6.0
Lively and cheerful in a bright, energetic way that can seem a little too playful
Playful, lively behaviour that shows happy energy
Lively, playful behavior that makes people laugh
Antonyms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Friskiness comes from the adjective frisky, which came from an old word meaning 'healthy' or 'lively' and was used for people or animals full of energy. So, friskiness means playful, lively behavior, like the bright energy of a puppy that jumps and runs.