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adjective* * *spright·ly[ˈspraitli]adj munter; old person rüstig* * *['spraItlɪ]adj (+er)person, tune munter, lebhaft; old person rüstig; walk, dance schwungvoll* * *sprightly adj lebhaft, munter* * *adjective* * *adj.lebhaft adj. -
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munter; old person rüstig -
3 élénk
(DE) behende; belebt; flink; geweckt; lebendig; lebhaft; munter; quicklebendig; rege; regen; resch; Wiebel {r}; alert; queck; vif; wählig; (EN) active; agog; alive; animated; be in high spirits; bobbish; breezy; bright; brisk; buoyant; busy; cant; chipper; chirpy; chirrupy; corky; employment; flaring; gay; giggish; graphic; hot; intense; keen; lifesome; live; lively; living; mercurial; merry; nimble; nippy; perky; picturesque; quick; racy; racy of the soil; rattling; rich; skittish; smacking; smart; spirited; spiritful; sprightly; spruce; tittuppy; vigorous; vital; vivacious; vivid; warm -
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(DE) Spritzigkeit {e}; behend; behende; flink; leichtfüßig; rösch; alert; krabblig; kregel; (EN) agile; beany; brisk; deft; fleet; lightsome; limber; lively; mercurial; nifty; nimble; nippy; peart; perky; ready; smart; sprightly; spry; swift; tripsome; volatile; yare -
5 vidám
(DE) Lächeln {s}; angeheitert; ausgelassen; fidel; froh; fröhlich; heiter; heitere; komisch; leichtblütig; lustig; lächelt; spritzig; pläsierlich; (EN) be in good trim; be in high spirits; beaming; blithe; blithesome; bobbish; boon; buoyant; cant; cheerful; cheery; chirpy; chirrupy; comic; convivial; daft; droll; exhilarated; felicitous; festal; festive; frisky; frolicksome; frolicsome; galliard; gay; glad; gladsome; gleeful; gleesome; happy; hilarious; jaunty; jocant; jocose; jocular; jocund; joky; jolly; jovial; joyful; joyous; light-hearted; lightsome; lively; mellow; merry; merry as a grig; mirthful; peart; playful; playsome; raughty; rejoiceful; rejoicing; rollicking; rollicksome; smile; sprightly; sunny; upbeat; vaudy; vivacious; volatile
См. также в других словарях:
Sprightly — Spright ly ( l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sprightlier} ( l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sprightliest}.] [See {Sprite}.] Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. Sprightly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprightly — [sprīt′lē] adj. sprightlier, sprightliest [< spright, var. of SPRITE + LY1] full of energy and spirit; lively, brisk, etc. adv. sprightlier, sprightliest in a sprightly manner SYN. AGILE … English World dictionary
sprightly — index alert (agile), jocular, resilient, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sprightly — 1590s, from spright, early 16c. variant of SPRITE (Cf. sprite), + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
sprightly — *lively, animated, vivacious, gay Analogous words: *active, live, dynamic: *agile, nimble, brisk, spry: *merry, blithe, jocund … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sprightly — [adj] fun, vivacious active, agile, airy, alert, animate, animated, blithe, bouncy, breezy, bright, brisk, cheerful, cheery, chipper, chirpy, clever, dapper, dashing, energetic, fairylike, frolicsome, gay, good, grooving, hyper, jaunty, jolly,… … New thesaurus
sprightly — (also spritely) ► ADJECTIVE (sprightlier, sprightliest) ▪ (especially of an old person) lively; energetic. DERIVATIVES sprightliness noun. ORIGIN from spright, a rare variant of SPRITE(Cf. ↑sprite) … English terms dictionary
sprightly — UK [ˈspraɪtlɪ] / US adjective Word forms sprightly : adjective sprightly comparative sprightlier superlative sprightliest a) a sprightly person is healthy and has a lot of energy b) used about things that are done with a lot of energy sprightly… … English dictionary
sprightly — adjective (sprightlier; est) Etymology: obsolete spright (sprite), alteration of sprite Date: 1596 1. marked by a gay lightness and vivacity ; spirited < a sprightly musical > 2. having a distinctively piquant taste ; zesty … New Collegiate Dictionary
sprightly — spright|ly [ spraıtli ] adjective a sprightly person is healthy and has a lot of energy a. used about things that are done with a lot of energy: sprightly enthusiasm … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sprightly — [[t]spra͟ɪtli[/t]] sprightlier, sprightliest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A sprightly person, especially an old person, is lively and active. ...the sprightly 85 year old President. Syn: spry … English dictionary
