sprightly

English

Etymology

From spright (“spirit”) +‎ -ly. (Spright is a variant of sprite.)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sprightly (comparative sprightlier, superlative sprightliest)

1. Animated, vivacious, or gay; lively.
2. Full of life and vigor, especially with a light and springy step.
3. (especially of an old person) Energetic and in good health.

Alternative forms

• spritely

Antonyms

• melancholy

Translations

animated, vivacious, or gay; lively

• French: animé (fr)
• Irish: breabhsánta, beoga, éirimiúil
• Latin: vegetus
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• Latvian: spirgts, žirgts, ņiprs, možs, mundrs
• Maori: ngākau hihiko

full of life and vigor

• French: vif (fr)
• Irish: breabhsánta, beoga, éirimiúil
• Italian: vivace (it)
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• Maori: ngangahu
• Spanish: vigoroso (es)

(especially of old people) energetic and in good health

• Irish: breabhsánta
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Adverb

sprightly (comparative sprightlier, superlative sprightliest)

1. In a lively and vigorous way.

Derived terms

• sprightliness

Translations

In a lively and vigorous way

• French: vigoureusement (fr)
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• Italian: vigorosamente (it)

See also

• lively
• vigor
• gay
• vivacious

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