| Main Entry: | oomph |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy |
Synonyms: |
animation, ardor, birr, dash, drive, effectiveness, endurance, exertion, fire, force, forcefulness, fortitude, get-up-and-go, go, hardihood, initiative, intensity, juice, life, liveliness, might, moxie*, muscle, pep, pizzazz, pluck, potency, power, punch, spirit, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip |
| Main Entry: | animation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liveliness; activity |
Synonyms: |
action, ardor, bounce, brio, briskness, buoyancy, dash, dynamism, ebullience, elation, energy, enthusiasm, esprit, excitement, exhilaration, fervor, gaiety, high spirits, life, oomph, passion, pep, sparkle, spirit, sprightliness, verve, vibrancy, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap, zeal, zest, zing, zip, élan |
Antonyms: |
discouragement, dullness, inactivity |
| Main Entry: | ardor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
avidity, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, feeling, fervor, fierceness, fire, gusto, heat, intensity, jazz, keenness, oomph, passion, pep talk, spirit, turn on, vehemence, verve, warmth, weakness*, zeal, zest, zing |
Antonyms: |
coldness, coolness, frigidity, indifference |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flair, style |
Synonyms: |
animation, birr, brio, energy, esprit, flourish, force, impressiveness, intensity, life, might, oomph, panache, power, spirit, strength, vehemence, verve, vigor, vim, vivacity, zing, zip, éclat, élan |
Antonyms: |
drab, dullness, frumpiness |
| Main Entry: | éclat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | style |
Synonyms: |
brio, dash, dynamism, flair, flourish, gusto, oomph, panache, pizzazz*, stylishness, verve, vigor, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity, zest, zing, élan |
| Main Entry: | élan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vivacity |
Synonyms: |
animation, ardor, brio, dash, esprit, flair, impetuosity, impetus, life, oomph, panache, spirit, style, verve, vigor, vim, zest, zing |
Antonyms: |
dullness, lifelessness |
| Main Entry: | elbow grease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard work |
Synonyms: |
blood sweat and tears, effort, exertion, labor, muscle, oomph, oomph, physical effort, strain, strength, sweat, sweat of one's brow, toil, travail |
| Main Entry: | enthusiasm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | keen interest, excitement |
Synonyms: |
activity, ardency, ardor, avidity, conviction, craze, dash, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, emotion, energy, exhilaration, fad, fanaticism, feeling, fervor, fever, fieriness, fire, flame, flare, frenzy, fury, gaiety, glow, go*, heat, hilarity, hobby, impetuosity, intensity, interest, joy, joyfulness, keenness, life, mania, mirth, nerve, oomph, orgasm, passion, pep, rapture, red heat, relish, snap, spirit, transport, vehemence, verve, vim, vivacity, warmth, zeal, zealousness, zest, élan |
Antonyms: |
aloofness, apathy, coldness, coolness, doubt, indifference, lethargy, pessimism, weariness |
| Main Entry: | fervor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excitement, enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
animation, ardency, ardor, devoutness, eagerness, earnestness, fervency, fire*, heartiness, heat*, hurrah, intensity, jazz, love, oomph, passion, pep talk, piety, piousness, religiousness, seriousness, sincerity, solemnity, vehemence, warmth, weakness, wholeheartedness, zeal, zealousness |
| Notes: | the intensity of heat or feeling can be described as fervency (from Latin fervere 'boil'); an instance of this heat or feeling is fervor |
Antonyms: |
apathy, coolness, discouragement |
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit, vitality |
Synonyms: |
activity, animation, bang, birr, drive, energy, force, get-up-and-go, hardihood, life, moxie*, oomph, pep, potency, push, snap*, starch, tuck, verve, vigor, vivacity, zest |