activeness

noun

as in liveliness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for activeness
  1. liveliness
  2. agility
  3. welfare
  4. well-being
Noun
  • Their banter with each other before singing, not to mention their duet itself, embraced the liveliness and feminine feminist-ness of that song.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • At one time, there was a focus on balancing cleanliness and liveliness in a puzzle.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of liveliness
Noun
  • That kind of co-creation requires deep reserves of speed and agility from our teams.
    — Suzanne Konstance, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • They were seen climbing, pausing, recalculating, and then moving forward again with surprising agility.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of agility
Noun
  • No one knows how many children are homeschooled in the state and there is currently no way of identifying them or verifying their welfare.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On Thursday, prosecutors announced the detention of the city’s current secretary of welfare on accusations of obstruction of justice.
    — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of welfare
Noun
  • But manicures and personal care services are now associated with physical and mental well-being.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Kate Middleton has long been a champion of the importance of nature for mental and physical well-being.
    — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of well-being
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