Friskiness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The characteristic or quality of being frisky. uncountable, usually
"So he let all his chances go by, and the nurses, piqued, let the raw, shy, diffident Australian go by, sensing in him a depth of despair so profound that it made their little games and friskinesses ring as hollow and brittle as the glass balls they hung on the Christmas tree."
- 2 lively high-spirited playfulness wordnet
Example
More examples"So he let all his chances go by, and the nurses, piqued, let the raw, shy, diffident Australian go by, sensing in him a depth of despair so profound that it made their little games and friskinesses ring as hollow and brittle as the glass balls they hung on the Christmas tree."
Etymology
From frisky + -ness.
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