Briskness

/ˈbrɪsknəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being brisk; liveliness, quickness, and energetic activity.

Etymology

Noun form of 'brisk,' created by adding '-ness,' the standard English suffix that turns adjectives into abstract nouns describing that quality.

Kelly Says

The '-ness' suffix is one of English's most productive word-making tools—you can add it to almost any adjective to make it a noun (bright → brightness, dark → darkness), and most speakers instinctively understand these formations even if they've never heard them before.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነብር
ne-bir
ARالعربية
حيوية
hai-wi-ya
BNবাংলা
জীবন্ততা
ji-bon-ta
CACatalà
briskness
bris-knes
CSČeština
oživenost
o-zhi-ve-nost
DADansk
livlighed
liv-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Lebhaftigkeit
le-haf-tayt-keyt
ELΕλληνικά
ζωντάνια
zon-tan-ya
ESEspañol
briskness
bris-knes
FAفارسی
انرژی
en-er-ji
FISuomi
elävyys
e-la-vyys
FRFrançais
brio
bree-o
GUGU
જીવંતતા
jee-van-ta
HAHA
briskness
bris-knes
HEעברית
חיוניות
chi-yo-ni-yut
HIहिन्दी
तेज़ी
te-zi
HUMagyar
élénkesség
e-len-kes-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecepatan
ke-cep-tan
IGIG
briskness
bris-knes
ITItaliano
brio
bree-o
JA日本語
活気
kat-ki
KKKK
жиенділік
zhi-en-di-lik
KMKM
ជាង
cha-ng
KO한국어
활기
hwal-gi
MRMR
जीवंतता
jee-van-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
hidup
hidup
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ
shwe
NLNederlands
levendigheid
le-ven-dig-heid
NONorsk
livlighets
liv-li-ghe-ts
PAPA
જીવંતતા
jee-van-ta
PLPolski
żywotność
zhi-vo-t-no-st
PTPortuguês
briskness
bris-knes
RORomână
vivacitate
vee-va-ci-tate
RUРусский
быстрота
by-stro-ta
SVSvenska
livlighet
liv-lig-het
SWKiswahili
uhai
u-hai
TAதமிழ்
உற்சாகம்
ut-sa-ka-m
TEతెలుగు
జీవశక్తి
jee-va-shak-ti
THไทย
ความกระฉับกระเฉง
kwam-kra-chap-kra-cheung
TLTL
kilos
ki-los
TRTürkçe
canlılık
jan-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
живий
zhi-vyy
URاردو
زُہد
zu-hed
VITiếng Việt
sôi động
soi-dong
YOYO
briskness
bris-knes
ZH中文
活泼
huó pō
ZUZU
briskness
bris-knes

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