English-Thai Dictionary

sprightful

A สนุกสนาน  ว่องไว  sprightly

 

sprightly

ADJ มีชีวิตชีวา  ร่าเริง  สนุกสนาน  เบิกบาน  animated vivacious lively spry me-che-wid-che-wa

 

sprightly

ADV อย่าง มีชีวิตชีวา  อย่าง ร่าเริง  อย่างสนุกสนาน  อย่าง เบิกบาน  lively spryly vigorously yang-me-che-wid-che-wa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPRIGHT, SPRITE

n.[G., spirit. It should be written sprite. ] 1. A spirit; a shade; a soul; an incorporeal agent.
Forth he calld, out of deep darkness dread, legions of sprights.
And gaping graves receivd the guilty spright.
2. A walking spirit; an apparition.
3. Power which gives cheerfulness or courage.
Hold thou my heart, establish thou mu sprights. [Not in use. ]
4. An arrow. [Not in use. ]

 

SPRIGHT

v.t.To haunt, as a spright. [Not used. ]

 

SPRIGHTFUL

a.[This word seems to be formed from the root of sprag, a local word, pronounced in America spry. It belongs to the family of spring and sprig. ] Lively; brisk; nimble; vigorous; gay. Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman.
Steeds sprightful as the light.
[This word is little used in America. We use sprightly in the same sense. ]

 

SPRIGHTFULLY

adv. Briskly; vigorously.

 

SPRIGHTFULNESS

n.Briskness; liveliness; vivacity.

 

SPRIGHTLESS

a.Destitute of life; dull; sluggish; as virtues sprightless cold.

 

SPRIGHTLINESS

n.[from sprightly. ] Liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity. In dreams, with what sprightliness and alacrity does the soul exert herself.

 

SPRIGHTLY

a.Lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green.
And sprightly wit and love inspires.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPRIGHT

Spright, n. Etym: [See Sprite. ]

 

1. Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. [Obs. ] "The high heroic spright. " Spenser. Wondrous great grief groweth in my spright. Spenser.

 

2. A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost. Forth he called, out of deep darkness dread, Legions of sprights. Spenser. To thee, O Father, Son, and Sacred Spright. Fairfax.

 

3. A kind of short arrow. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

SPRIGHT

SPRIGHT Spright, v. t.

 

Defn: To haunt, as a spright. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

SPRIGHTFUL

Spright "ful, a. Etym: [Spright sprite + full. ]

 

Defn: Full of spirit or of life; earnest; vivacious; lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs. ] -- Spright "ful *ly, adv. [Obs. ] Shak. -- Spright "ful *ness, n. [Obs. ] Spoke like a sprightful gentlemen. Shak. Steeds sprightful as the light. Cowley.

 

SPRIGHTLESS

SPRIGHTLESS Spright "less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of life; dull; sluggish.

 

SPRIGHTLINESS

SPRIGHTLINESS Spright "li *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sprightly; liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity. In dreams, observe with what a sprightliness and alacrity does she [the soul ] exert herself! Addison.

 

SPRIGHTLY

Spright "ly, a. [Compar. Sprightlier; superl. Sprightliest.] Etym: [See Sprite. ]

 

Defn: Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires." Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sprightly

spright ly |ˈsprītlē ˈspraɪtli |(also spritely ) ▶adjective ( sprightlier, sprightliest ) (esp. of an old person ) lively; full of energy: she was quite sprightly for her age. DERIVATIVES spright li ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from spright (rare variant of sprite ) + -ly 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

sprightly

sprightly |ˈsprʌɪtli |(also spritely ) ▶adjective ( sprightlier, sprightliest; spritelier, spriteliest ) (especially of an old person ) lively; full of energy: she was quite sprightly for her age. DERIVATIVES sprightliness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from spright (rare variant of sprite ) + -ly 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sprightly

sprightly adjective sprightly Irish folk dancers: spry, lively, agile, nimble, energetic, active, full of energy, vigorous, spirited, animated, vivacious, frisky; informal full of vim and vigor. ANTONYMS doddery, lethargic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sprightly

sprightly adjective she was quite sprightly for her age: lively, spry, energetic, active, full of life, full of energy, vigorous, spirited, animated, vivacious, playful, jaunty, perky, frisky, agile, nimble; informal chipper, sparkly, zippy, zappy, full of vim and vigour, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of beans; N. Amer. informal peppy, peart; N. English informal wick; archaic frolicsome, sportive, as lively /merry as a grig. ANTONYMS doddering, sluggish, lethargic, inactive.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sprightly

spright ly /spráɪtli /形容詞 (特に老人が )若々しい, いきいきした, 活発な, 元気いっぱいの .spr í ght li ness 名詞