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noun \ˈpep\Definition of PEP
: brisk energy or initiative and high spirits
Examples of PEP
- The young teacher was full of pep.
- <the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays>
Origin of PEP
short for pepper
First Known Use: 1912
Related to PEP
Related Words: animal spirits, animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, snappiness, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, vibrance, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity; ardor, élan, fervor, fire, passion, zeal; main, metal, mettle, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, stamina, strength; brawniness, fitness, hardiness, huskiness, sturdiness, virility; health, healthiness, soundness, verdure, wellness
Near Antonyms: indolence, laziness; debilitation, debility, delicacy, disablement, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, impotency, infirmity, powerlessness, puniness, slightness, softness, tenderness, weakness; enervation, exhaustion, inanition, prostration
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