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111joviality — n gaiety, gayness, merriness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jollity, jocundity, glee, gleefulness, mirth, mirthfulness, good or high spirits, hilarity, Rare. heyday; frolicsomeness, friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness, gamesomeness; jubilancy,… …
112liveliness — n 1. vivacity, sprightliness, animation; dynamism, energy; briskness, vitality, alacrity, nimbleness, agility, quickness, pertness; spark, fire, warmth, dash, dlan, spirit, spiritedness; fervor, ardor, zeal, intensity, eagerness, enthusiasm,… …
113rejoicing — n 1. festivity, celebration, jubilee, thanksgiving; reveling, revelry, merrymaking, feasting; romp, Inf. high old time, lark, Inf. do, Inf. carrying on. 2. exultation, exultancy, triumph, glory, rapture, ransport, ecstasy, joyfulness; jubilation …
114sparkle — v 1. spark, light, scintillate, flame, blaze, burn; shine, twinkle, flicker, blink, wink, flutter; quiver, shiver, ripple; shimmer, dance, dazzle, bedazzle; glisten, Archaic. glister, glitter, glint, glimmer; gleam, glare, effulge, shine forth,… …
115sprightliness — n liveliness, vivacity, animation; dynamism, energy, Inf. get up and go, briskness, vitality; spark, fire, warmth, dash, e lan, spirit, spiritedness; eagerness, enthusiasm, exhilaration, sanguineness, cheerfulness, optimism; airiness, buoyancy,… …
116vivacity — n liveliness, animation, Inf. pep, Inf. zip, Inf. snap, Inf. pizzaz, get up and go; vigor, vigorousness, energy; friskiness, spiritedness, high spiritedness, chipperness, joviality, cheer, good cheer, cheerfulness, light heartedness; brightness,… …
117sportive — /ˈspɔtɪv / (say spawtiv) adjective 1. playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry. 2. done in sport, rather than in earnest. 3. relating to or of the nature of sport or sports. 4. Biology mutative. 5. Obsolete amorous. {sport + ive}… …
118mischief — [n] trouble, damage atrocity, catastrophe, devilment, devilry, dirty trick*, evil, fault, friskiness, frolicsomeness, funny business*, gag, harm, high jinks*, hurt, ill, impishness, injury, misbehavior, mischievousness, misconduct, misdoing,… …
119play — [n1] theater piece comedy, curtain raiser*, drama, entertainment, farce, flop*, hit*, mask*, musical, one act*, opera, performance, potboiler*, show, smash*, smash hit*, stage show, theatrical, tragedy, turkey*; concept 263 play [n2] amusement,… …
120sportive — [spôrt′iv] adj. 1. a) fond of or full of sport or merriment; playful b) done in fun or play, not in earnest 2. of, or having the nature of, sport, esp. outdoor sport 3. Obs. amorous or erotic sportively adv. sportiveness n …
