spiritedness

noun

Definition of spiritednessnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritedness
  1. ebullience
  2. eagerness
  3. enthusiasm
  4. vivacity
  5. buoyancy
  6. cheerfulness
  7. springiness
  8. keenness
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
  • Yet, for all that seeming eagerness to mend the relationship, at least one Diamondbacks player let on about the mood in the clubhouse.
    — Marc Carig, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Suddenly, her parents’ cheerful transparency—their coarse jokes, their eagerness to name things that should not be named—appeared to Nidhi in a faintly embarrassing light.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of eagerness
Noun
  • Wang’s remarks underscore the gap between investor enthusiasm for humanoid robots and their current commercial capabilities.
    — Anniek Bao,Jenni Reid,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Alice presents two ideas, one delivered without any enthusiasm, the other dropped as a joke.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 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
  • As each bubble traps more gas, its buoyancy increases until the bubble floats to the surface.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Holland holds onto his buoyancy even as his character battles the blues.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of buoyancy
Noun
  • Kikuko sometimes mistook Shigejiro’s cheerfulness for egoism owing to the distortions produced by her illness.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Positive qualities—promptness, diligence, cheerfulness—sped up your ascent through the ranks; negative ones—laziness, dissipation, late mornings—slowed it down.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of cheerfulness
Noun
  • Samsung deepened the groove between the two halves, reduced the magnets' strength, and increased the springiness of the hinge, all to make the phone easier to open one-handed.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 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
Definition of keenness

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“Spiritedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritedness. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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