snappiness

Sharp, lively quality

Snappiness is the quality of being snappy—quick, lively, or sharp.

It can describe responsive performance: Users complained about the app's lack of snappiness.

It also applies to brisk, punchy expression: The dialogue has real snappiness to it.

Sometimes it suggests irritability: I apologized for my snappiness earlier.

quickness

speed

Rate of motion

alacrity · promptness · quickness · agility · nimbleness · rapidity · swiftness · pace · sharpness · crispness

attitude

sass

Impertinent verbal attitude

pertness · spunk · brashness · impertinence · flippancy · curtness · brusqueness · shortness · testiness · peevishness

wit

cleverness

Mental quickness and skill

wisecrack · punchline · one-liner · comeback · wordplay · humor · jest · drollery · facetiousness · jocularity

Categories
Opposites
tempo and brevity

snappinesslong-windedness

Tedious verbal excess

verbosity · rambling · wordiness · prolixity · tediousness

temperament and irritability

snappinesspatience

Calm during delays

meekness · docility · gentleness · mildness · submissiveness

style and liveliness

snappinessdullness

Lack of stimulation

drabness · flatness · lifelessness · blandness · staleness

Family

snap, snappy, snapped, snapping, snapshot, snapshots, unsnap, snapper, unsnaps

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G