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high-spirited

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Main Entry: high-spirited
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: enthusiastic

Synonyms:

effervescent, exuberant, fiery, gallant, jolly, lively, merry, peppery, pert, vivacious

Antonyms:

apathetic, lifeless
Main Entry: active
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very involved in activity

Synonyms:

aggressive, agile, alert, alive, animated, assiduous, bold, brisk, bustling, busy, chipper, daring, dashing, determined, dexterous, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, engaged, enlivened, enterprising, enthusiastic, eventful, fireball, forceful, forcible, fresh, frisky, hard-working, high-spirited, hyper, industrious, intense, inventive, jumping, keen, lively, nimble, on the move, perky, persevering, purposeful, pushing, quick, rapid, ready, resolute, sharp, sprightly, spry, whiz*, zealous
Notes: active knowledge is the knowledge of a language which a user actively employs in speech or writing, as opposed to passive knowledge, which is what a person understands in what he/she hears or reads

Antonyms:

disinterested, idle, indifferent, lazy, quiescent, quiet
Main Entry: airy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: buoyant, light, or lively in nature

Synonyms:

animated, blithe, bouncy, cheerful, cheery, effervescent, elastic, fanciful, flippant, frolicsome, gay, graceful, happy, high-spirited, jaunty, light, light-hearted, merry, nonchalant, resilient, sprightly, volatile, whimsical

Antonyms:

burdensome, heavy
Main Entry: bubbly
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: vivacious

Synonyms:

animated, bubbling, dynamic, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, full of beans, full of life, high-spirited, lively, peppy*, perky, sparkling, spirited, vibrant, zesty

Antonyms:

dull, listless
Main Entry: courageous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: brave, bold

Synonyms:

Spartan, Trojan, adventuresome, adventurous, assured, audacious, cool, daredevil, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fiery, fire-eating, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, high-spirited, impavid, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, martial, nervy, plucky, red-blooded, resolute, stalwart, stand tall, stouthearted, strong, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, venturous

Antonyms:

cowardly, faint-hearted, fearful, fearing, meek, shy, timid, weak
Main Entry: ebullient
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: enthusiastic

Synonyms:

agitated, bouncy, brash, buoyant, chipper, chirpy, effervescent, effusive, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, frothy, gushing, high-spirited, in high spirits, irrepressible, vivacious, zestful, zippy

Antonyms:

apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic
Main Entry: effervescent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: enthusiastic, vivacious

Synonyms:

animated, bouncy, brash, bubbly, buoyant, ebullient, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, gleeful, happy, high-spirited, hilarious, in high spirits, irrepressible, jolly, joyous, lively, merry, mirthful, sprightly, vital, zingy

Antonyms:

dull, inactive, serious, sober, unenthusiastic
Main Entry: elastic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: adaptable, tolerant

Synonyms:

accommodating, adjustable, airy, animated, bouncy, buoyant, complaisant, compliant, ebullient, effervescent, expansive, flexible, gay, high-spirited, lively, recuperative, resilient, soaring, spirited, sprightly, supple, variable, vivacious, volatile, yielding

Antonyms:

difficult, inflexible, intolerant, unadaptable, ungiving
Main Entry: exuberant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: energetic, enthusiastic

Synonyms:

animated, ardent, bouncy, brash, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, eager, ebullient, effervescent, elated, excited, exhilarated, feeling one's oats, frolicsome, gay, high-spirited, lively, passionate, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, vigorous, vivacious, zappy, zestful, zingy, zippy

Antonyms:

depressed, discouraged, lifeless, unenthusiastic, unexcited
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
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