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
  • At one time, there was a focus on balancing cleanliness and liveliness in a puzzle.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For all the liveliness and color of McBride’s dialogue, some of his narration can be flat.
    — T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of liveliness
Noun
  • Open platforms are gaining ground because modern robotics demands a level of agility, interoperability and innovation that no single organization can deliver alone.
    — John Healy, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Penix tried a similar process in Week 1, going through agility and movement drills to see how his knee reacted.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of agility
Noun
  • That is because poverty and neglect are too often conflated in America’s child welfare systems.
    — Sandy Santana, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • An attempt by Georgia Division of Family and Children Services to do a welfare check at a Marietta apartment has ended with police arresting three adults on charges of child cruelty and more.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of welfare
Noun
  • Roberts has been diagnosed with dementia, and his family is concerned about his well-being.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In California, a parent or legal guardian can surrender a baby within 72 hours of birth — no questions asked — to ensure the child’s well-being, the department said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of well-being
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“Activeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activeness. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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