spunkiness
Bold fighting spirit
Spunkiness is spirited courage or plucky determination, especially from someone you wouldn't expect to put up a fight.
The quality suggests scrappy energy rather than calm resolve: I admired the spunkiness of the little dog standing up to the bigger one.
The noun form of spunky.
Spirit or yank
- gutsEntrails or boldness
- moxieSpirited boldness under pressure
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
mettle · boldness · daring · audacity · backbone · bravery · feistiness · fearlessness
Lively vigor
- energyPower to do work
- spiritednessEnergetic liveliness of manner
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
- verveSpirited enthusiasm
vim · vigor · spark · animation · enthusiasm · exuberance · zest · effervescence
Lively, aggressive spirit
- sassinessImpertinent boldness of manner
- cheekinessLighthearted disrespect
- pertnessCheeky, lively impudence
- brashnessHasty, overconfident manner
impudence · pluckiness · defiance · jauntiness · cockiness · freshness · boldness · spiritedness
pluck
Spirit or yank
grit · mettle · boldness · daring · audacity · backbone · bravery · feistiness · fearlessness · tenacity
pep
Lively vigor
- energyPower to do work
- spiritednessEnergetic liveliness of manner
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
verve · vim · vigor · spark · animation · enthusiasm · exuberance · zest · effervescence · brio
feistiness
Lively, aggressive spirit
- sassinessImpertinent boldness of manner
- cheekinessLighthearted disrespect
- pertnessCheeky, lively impudence
brashness · impudence · pluckiness · defiance · jauntiness · cockiness · freshness · boldness · spiritedness · self-assurance
spunkinesstimidity
Fearful lack of courage
cowardice · fearfulness · pusillanimity · spinelessness · faintheartedness
spunkinessspiritlessness
Absence of animation or vigor
listlessness · lifelessness · apathy · lethargy · passivity
spunkinessmeekness
Gentle, unassertive disposition
submissiveness · docility · compliance · acquiescence · obsequiousness