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FRISKINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does friskiness mean?
• FRISKINESS (noun)
The noun FRISKINESS has 1 sense:
1. lively high-spirited playfulness
Familiarity information: FRISKINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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