SPIRITEDNESS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

spiritedness

noun

Definition of spiritedness

as in ebullience

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Recent Examples of spiritedness What drew me here is the uniqueness and the spiritedness of this garden, and there’s a wonderful team assembled, thanks to Ari. — Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026 As this sequence plays out, the social fabric further shreds and unravels; trust circles shrink and become ever more homogeneous; and hostility, mean spiritedness, and a general hardening take hold in society. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026 This is a year for ensuring that your personal style reflects your spiritedness, heart, and creative eye. — Maressa Brown, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026 Alvarez took to this culture of free-spiritedness. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 That could be independence, mischievousness, elegance or free-spiritedness. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

His ebullience, keen intellect and warmth jump off the pages.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
In another sign of real estate ebullience, the scion of Emirati property tycoon Hussain Sajwani is finalizing the purchase of one of London’s most expensive homes, the Financial Times reported.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of ebullience

Noun

In addition to SpaceX’s own eagerness to begin launching the Starlink V3 megaconstellation, NASA has also contracted the vehicle as a lunar lander for the Artemis program.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
But to some who oppose his overhaul, the center’s loud publicization of the problem underscores the board’s eagerness—perhaps overeagerness—to shut down the building.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of eagerness

Noun

Spending has been helped by a strong stock market, which reflects enthusiasm over the prospects for artificial intelligence and which enriches wealthy investors and gives them more money to buy things with.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
That level of enthusiasm underscores the power of personal agents and the promise that consumers and office workers will be able to use the technology to book travel, pay bills, respond to emails and perform many more tasks.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

Noun

His obvious wig — made even more obvious since the actor is quite famously bald — still has more vivacity than the film’s tepid choreography.

— Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Today, that sense of resilience and vivacity is more relevant than ever.

— Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Definition of vivacity

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

There's more springiness in there that gets you the last bit of distance when unfolding it all the way.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
This element not only delivers plush cushioning but also retains energy for a certain kind of springiness that kicks fatigue to the curb.

— Oscar Hartzog, Footwear News, 10 June 2026

Definition of springiness

Noun

The firm is busy scouting for companies positioned to benefit from the Pentagon’s keenness to boost defense spending and find new ways to pay for it.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
However, Jaissle’s stylistic footballing similarities and the German’s keenness for his deep-lying midfielders to be bold and capable of playing upfield swiftly, with precision, means Steur may have found continuity of sorts.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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