BRISKNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

briskness

noun

Definition of briskness

as in vigorousness

the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity the briskness of the shopping scene at the mall makes it a good candidate for our next store

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Noun

While the telescope’s Galactic Bulge survey is designed to primarily search for microlensing events, Roman will also repeatedly measure the brightness of hundreds of millions of stars along the way.

— Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
However, at infrared wavelengths the brightness of an object is dependent mostly on its size, allowing accurate determinations of the diameters of the 27 TNOs.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfulness

Noun

If the 10-year reaches 5%, investors may put more of their money into bonds, said Kikis, despite stocks trading near an all-time-high as the AI boom fuels market exuberance.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Otherwise, exuberance, reluctance and fear will lead in your place.

— Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of exuberance

Noun

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
And as time went on, the barn that was once the cornerstone of farm life slowly began deteriorating beyond repair, leading the farm to undergo another major change this year in an effort to restore the barn’s former liveliness.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of liveliness

Noun

And social media is inundated with questions about the 80-year-old president's health and vitality, spurred by pictures of his bruised hands or video clips of him appearing to fall asleep in meetings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
And social media is inundated with questions about the 80-year-old president’s health and vitality, spurred by pictures of his bruised hands or video clips of him appearing to fall asleep in meetings.

— Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of vitality

Noun

The White House announced Arcade on social media with a series of animations parodying Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo loading screens.

— Lou Kesten, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
When Tez’s narration fails to fully visualize an incident or an idea, the documentary relies on animation from Office of Development and Design, imagery that alternates between borderline photo-realistic and hallucinatory, depending on the need.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of animation

Noun

The convention -- part rally, part fundraiser -- comes as Republicans try to boost enthusiasm heading into the final stretch before Election Day.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The move was sure to spark criticism that the president was paying Americans to vote Republican as the party struggles to match Democrats’ enthusiasm and faces a challenging midterm outlook.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

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