noun
Meaning 1
The property of being brisk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
briskness
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbɹɪsk.nəs/
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noun
Meaning 2
liveliness and eagerness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he accepted with alacrity
- the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alacrity, smartness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English brisk Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English briskness From brisk + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ripeys — property of being brisk
- Latin: strenuitas — property of being brisk
- Latvian: žirgtums — property of being brisk
- Latvian: spirgtums — property of being brisk
- Latvian: možums — property of being brisk
- Latvian: mundrums — property of being brisk
- Latvian: mundrība — property of being brisk
- Māori: tarahati — property of being brisk