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FRISKINESS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does friskiness mean? 

FRISKINESS (noun)
  The noun FRISKINESS has 1 sense:

1. lively high-spirited playfulnessplay

  Familiarity information: FRISKINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FRISKINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lively high-spirited playfulness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

friskiness; frolicsomeness; sportiveness

Hypernyms ("friskiness" is a kind of...):

fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)

Derivation:

frisky (playful like a lively kitten)


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