friskiness
Lively, spirited behavior
Friskiness is the quality of being lively, playful, and full of energetic movement.
It suggests a spirited, sometimes mischievous restlessness—the kind seen in puppies bounding around a yard or children who can't sit still.
The word can also carry mild sexual connotations, describing flirtatious or amorous playfulness: After a few drinks, there was some friskiness on the dance floor.
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
lark · romping · frolicking · roughhousing · horseplay · capering · prancing · bounding
Capacity for spirited existence
- vigorActive physical strength
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
- pepLively vigor
animation · sprightliness · verve · dynamism · effervescence · buoyancy · sparkle · ebullience
Playful mischievous quality
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- roguishnessPlayfully mischievous character
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
tomfoolery · devilry · capers · escapades · antics · misbehavior · rascality · troublemaking
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
antics · lark · romping · frolicking · roughhousing · horseplay · capering · prancing · bounding · leaping
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
- vigorActive physical strength
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
pep · animation · sprightliness · verve · dynamism · effervescence · buoyancy · sparkle · ebullience · spiritedness
impishness
Playful mischievous quality
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- roguishnessPlayfully mischievous character
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
pranks · tomfoolery · devilry · capers · escapades · antics · misbehavior · rascality · troublemaking · hijinks
friskinesslethargy
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
sluggishness · torpor · listlessness · inertia · languor
friskinessseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
solemnity · graveness · gravity · somberness · solemnness
friskinessrestraint
Control over impulses
self-control · constraint · reserve · inhibition · composure