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IRREPRESSIBILITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does irrepressibility mean? 

IRREPRESSIBILITY (noun)
  The noun IRREPRESSIBILITY has 1 sense:

1. irrepressible liveliness and good spiritplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


IRREPRESSIBILITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

buoyancy; irrepressibility

Context example:

I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor

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

life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)

Derivation:

irrepressible (impossible to repress or control)


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