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| Main Entry: | bouncy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
| Synonyms: | animated, chipper, dashing, effervescent, energetic, exuberant, high-spirited, playful, spirited, vivacious, full of life |
| Main Entry: | billowy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | surging |
| Synonyms: | distended, puffy, rising, rolling, swelling, swollen, undulating, wavy, bouncing, bouncy, bulgy, ebbing and flowing, heaving, rippled, rippling, rising and falling, swirling, waving |
| Main Entry: | boisterous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noisy and mischievous |
| Synonyms: | clamorous, disorderly, effervescent, impetuous, loud, obstreperous, rambunctious, raucous, riotous, rollicking, rowdy, strident, tumultous/tumultuous, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, vociferous, wild, bouncy, brawling, vociferant |
| Antonyms: | calm, quiet, restrained, silent |
| Main Entry: | cheerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | airy, animated, blithe, bright, buoyant, cheery, chipper, contented, effervescent, enthusiastic, gay, glad, good-humored, good-natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, peppy, perky, pleasant, roseate, rosy, sanguine, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, sunny, up*, upbeat, vivacious, winsome, zippy, bouncy, bucked, chirpy, enlivening, full of pep, gladsome, in good spirits, in high spirits, sunny side up, zappy, zingy |
| Antonyms: | cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ebullient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper*, effervescent, effusive, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, frothy*, gushing, high-spirited, irrepressible, vivacious, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, in high spirits, zestful |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | festive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decorated, celebratory |
| Synonyms: | blithe, carnival, cheery, chipper*, convivial, gala, gay, gleeful, happy, hearty, holiday, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, jumping, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, peppy*, perky, snappy*, swinging, upbeat, zippy*, bouncy, carnivalesque, chirpy, festal, go-go, grooving, juiced up, rocking |
| Notes: | a festival is a celebration for a specific occasion; festive means joyous, celebratory, or merry; festivity is any joyous diversion |
| Antonyms: | depressed, gloomy, somber, undecorated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frisky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of spirit |
| Synonyms: | active, antic, bouncy, coltish, dashing, feeling one's oats, frolicsome, full of beans*, gamesome, high-spirited, in high spirits, jumpy, kittenish*, larkish, lively, peppy, playful, prankish, rollicking, romping, spirited, sportive, wicked, zesty, zippy |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, lifeless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jerky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncontrolled |
| Synonyms: | bumpy, fitful, jarring, rough, shaking, shaky, spasmodic, tremulous, uncontrollable, bouncy, convulsive, jolting, lurching, paroxysmal, twitching, twitchy |
| Antonyms: | fluid, smooth |
| Main Entry: | jolly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | laughing, joyful |
| Synonyms: | blithe, carefree, cheerful, chipper, convivial, daffy, delightful, enjoyable, entertaining, festive, frolicsome, funny, gay, gleeful, happy, hilarious, jocund, jovial, joyous, jubilant, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, playful, pleasant, sportive, sprightly, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, chirpy, gladsome, jokey, joshing, larking, lots of laughs |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jovial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | affable, airy, amiable, animated, blithe, buoyant, cheery, chipper, companionable, convivial, cordial, daffy*, delightful, dizzy*, enjoyable, facetious, festive, gay, glad, gleeful, good-natured, hilarious, humorous, jocose, jocund, jolly, jubilant, lighthearted, loony, merry, mirthful, nutty*, pleasant, sociable, bantering, blithesome, bouncy, chaffing, chirpy, conversable, festal, jokey, jollying, joshing, larking, lots of laughs, off-the-wall |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lively |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, active, busy |
| Synonyms: | agile, alert, animate, animated, astir, blithe, bright, brisk, buoyant, cheerful, chipper*, complex, dashing, driving, effervescent, enjoyable, enterprising, entertaining, festive, frisky, frolicsome, gay, happy, industrious, involved, jocund, jumping, keen, merry, nimble, peppy*, perky, pert, provocative, quick, refreshing, rousing, snappy, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, spry, stimulating, stirring, vigorous, vivacious, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, go-go, hyper |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, dispirited, inactive, lethargic, lifeless, sleepy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | animated, happy |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, aware, bright, brisk, bubbly, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, gay, jaunty, lively, spirited, sprightly, sunny, vivacious, bouncy, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, in fine fettle |
| Antonyms: | depressed, gloomy |
| Main Entry: | rousing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stirring |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animated, astir, bright, brisk, buoyant, busy, dashing, energetic, enthusiastic, frisky, industrious, jumping, lively, peppy*, perky, refreshing, snappy, spirited, spry, stimulating, vigorous, zippy*, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, hyper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spirited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively, vivacious |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, animated, ardent, audacious, avid, bold, brave, bright, burning, courageous, dauntless, eager, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, fearless, fiery, game, gritty, gutsy*, high-spirited, hot, intrepid, jumping, keen, mettlesome, nervy, passionate, peppery, peppy, plucky, resolute, sharp, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, spunky, vigorous, zealous, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, full of life, gingery, hyper, rocking, zappy, zesty, zingy |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, depressed, dispirited, lazy, lethargic, unhappy, unlively |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sprightly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fun, vivacious |
| Synonyms: | active, agile, airy, alert, animate, animated, blithe, breezy, bright, brisk, cheerful, cheery, chipper, clever, dapper, dashing, energetic, frolicsome, gay, good, jaunty, jolly, joyous, jumping, keen, light, lively, nimble, peppy, perky, playful, quick, quick-witted, saucy, scintillating, smart, snappy, spirited, sportive, spry, swinging, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, fairylike, grooving, hyper, keen-witted, zappy, zingy |
| Antonyms: | dull, inactive, lazy, lethargic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | springy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | elastic |
| Synonyms: | adaptable, flexible, limber, malleable, pliable, pliant, resilient, bouncy, rubberlike, rubbery, stretchable, stretchy |
| Main Entry: | spunky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spirited |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animated, bold, brave, courageous, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, fearless, fiery, game, gritty, gutsy*, high-spirited, peppy, plucky, snappy, sprightly, tough, vigorous, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, full of life, full of spirit, zesty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vivacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively, spirited |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, animated, brash, breezy, bubbling, cheerful, ebullient, effervescent, exuberant, frolicsome, gay, happy, high-spirited, jolly, jumping, keen, lighthearted, merry, playful, scintillating, sparkling, sportive, sprightly, swinging, upbeat, vibrant, vital, bouncy, full of life, rocking, zesty |
| Antonyms: | boring, dispirited, dull, unattractive, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | rubber |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | elastic |
| Synonyms: | buoyant, ductile, flexible, lively, resilient, soft, bouncy, rubbery, stretchable, stretching, stretchy |
| Main Entry: | buoyant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | light in weight |
| Synonyms: | afloat, airy, floating, resilient, bouncy, floatable, supernatant, unsinkable, weightless |
| Antonyms: | heavy, weighted |
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