Definition of Friskiness

1. Noun. Lively high-spirited playfulness.

Exact synonyms: Frolicsomeness, Sportiveness
Generic synonyms: Fun, Playfulness
Derivative terms: Frisky, Frolicsome, Sportive

Definition of Friskiness

1. n. State or quality of being frisky.

Definition of Friskiness

1. Noun. The characteristic or quality of being frisky ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Friskiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Friskiness

friseur
friseurs
frisk
friska
friskals
friskas
frisked
frisker
friskers
frisket
friskets
friskful
friskier
friskiest
friskily
friskiness (current term)
friskinesses
frisking
friskingly
friskings
frisks
frislet
frislets
frisson
frissons
frist
fristed
fristing
frists

Literary usage of Friskiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Psychology by Herbert Spencer (1906)
"Lambs in the spring show us that the friskiness of one is a cause of friskiness in those near it—if one leaps, others leap. ..."

2. Life in Old Virginia: A Description of Virginia More Particularly the by James Joseph McDonald (1907)
"None but the poor animal, and its shrewd rider knew that a dried chestnut burr under the crupper was the main cause of its friskiness, and if a " swap ..."

3. Works by Herbert Spencer (1910)
"... in the spring show us that the friskinesS of one is a cause of friskiness in those near it—if one leaps, others leap. ..."

4. The Principles of Psychology by Herbert Spencer (1896)
"Lambs in the spring show us that the friskiness of one is a cause ... friskiness in those near it—if one leap-i, others leap. ..."

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