sprightliness
- a word derived from sprightly.
Example Sentences
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Got the sprightliness of Yoda, the loquacity of Wookiees.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2020
I could hear the sprightliness in my voice, now authentic.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 3, 2018
Admittedly, the Ahmanson’s large stage isn’t the ideal platform for the show’s visual sprightliness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2016
Whenever the opportunity arose, Baird or McHugh peeled out between the centre-backs and full-backs, their sprightliness and quick feet taking advantage of some cumbersome defending.
From BBC ● May 19, 2016
He retains hold of my arm, and as he talks his spine straightens imperceptibly, his chest expands, his voice assumes more and more the sprightliness and jocularity of youth.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
