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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 spirit
Familiarity information: IRREPRESSIBILITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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