spunkiness

noun

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  1. spunk
  2. vivacity
  3. vibrancy
  4. vigor
  5. spirit
  6. dynamism
  7. vitality
  8. animation
Noun
  • Recently headlining Afropunk New York 2024, the singer has yet to lose her spunk.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Paul Robeson was called all of the above, in addition to the more familiar slurs applied to a Black man who showed a little spunk in a Jim Crow culture.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of spunk
Noun
  • Most striking are the visuals, rendered with vivacity and poignancy.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Rarely in any American film, and certainly any American film before that time, was a prostitute portrayed with such character and vivacity, such disarming truthfulness.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of vivacity
Noun
  • Lots of rain, on the other hand, leads to less vibrancy.
    Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Experts say fall warming can impact leaves’ vibrancy and delay leaf change, putting them at risk of frost damage and other stressors.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of vibrancy
Noun
  • There Is Less Baggage With Buddy Hield Than Klay Thompson Now, there is a chance that Hield is just on a heater and that his shooting cools off, the rim finishing regresses back to his past averages, and his newfound defensive vigor runs out of gas.
    Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The firm has been betting on the South with even greater vigor since 2021, when Morali became CEO and Nicole was made president.
    Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of vigor
Noun
  • Colonies founded by charters to private companies and peopled by restless dreamers gave us an entrepreneurial spirit from the outset.
    The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Entitled All Lit Up!, the glowing LED installation stays true to the playful, celebratory spirit of Christmas by using light as a central medium to reimagine the traditional Christmas tree as a tall, twisting column.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of spirit
Noun
  • This dynamism culminates in The Ugly Ducklings (2019), where a multiplicity of genres is presented, expanding Cairokee’s audience base by offering them each something.
    Maha ElNabawi, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Don’t miss out the opportunity to witness firsthand the dynamism and resilience of Peru and to engage in the critical discussions that will shape the future of world. Loading...
    Luciano Paredes, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2024
Definition of dynamism
Noun
  • On the heels of losing his last patient Roman, Dr. Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto) gets a bit of a reprieve from his case in Monday night’s Episode 8, which tells a story of aging with grace and without losing a sense of vigor and vitality.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
  • In order to do just that, my firm analyzed 150 companies across 21 different types of data to assess the health and vitality of their partner ecosystem.
    Chris Barbin, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of vitality
Noun
  • Aardman used the iPhone 16 Pro Max—eight of them, to be precise—shooting the stop-go animation on the 5x telephoto lens in ProRAW.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The beauty of stop-motion animation is in its handmade production, where the artists’ fingers are present on the characters, sets, and backgrounds.
    Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of animation
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