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spryness

spryness

5.3
A quality of moving quickly and with energy
  • noun
  • /ˈspraɪnəs/
translation icon : agilidad
  • He attributed his spryness to a healthy diet and regular walks.

Examples

  • The puppy's spryness made it difficult to keep up with him in the park.

  • Her spryness amazed everyone at the dance party.

  • Despite her age, her spryness amazed everyone at the morning exercise class.

  • The dog's spryness kept him agile and playful.

  • The dancer's spryness allowed her to perform effortless twists and turns on stage.

  • At the age of 75, he still possessed the spryness of someone much younger.

  • Her spryness was evident as she jogged through the park, leaving her friends behind.

Synonyms

spiritedness
vsspryness
3 5.6

A quality of being lively and full of energy

stresses quick physical movement rather than inner enthusiasm
briskness
vsspryness
1 3.5

A quick, lively way of moving or speaking

expresses the exact same quick energetic movement quality
sprightliness
vsspryness
7.2

A lively, energetic way of moving or acting

focuses more on quick movement and physical speed
snappiness
vsspryness
4.2

A quick, lively way of acting, speaking, or dressing

focuses more on physical quickness and energetic movement than style

Antonyms

laziness
30 1.4

A tendency to avoid work and use little energy

sluggishness
4 4.4

A state of being slow and having little energy

How Energetic

agility
35 3.7
liveliness
3 3.4
spryness
5.3
sluggishness
4 4.4
inactivity
12 3.5

Surface Forms

spryness singular
sprynesses plural

Morphology

spryness = spry (transparent) = spry + ness

Meaning is directly derived from the adjective 'spry' plus the nominalizing suffix '-ness' indicating the state or quality.

Etymology

The word spryness comes from the short adjective spry, which means 'lively' or 'quick'. A helpful way to remember spryness is to think of spry like a spring that moves light and fast, so spryness is the quality of being quick and full of energy.