briskness

brisk  (brsk)

adj. brisk·er, brisk·est

1. Marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic: had a brisk walk in the park.

2. Keen or sharp in speech or manner: a brisk greeting.

3. Stimulating and invigorating: a brisk wind.

4. Pleasantly zestful: a brisk tea.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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briskly adv.

briskness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

briskness - liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him" alacrity, smartness sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

Translations

briskness [ˈbrɪsknɪs] N [of walk, movement] → brío m; [of manner] → brusquedad f; [of trade] → dinamismo m

briskness [ˈbrɪsknɪs] n

(= energy) → vivacité f

(= brusqueness) → brusquerie f

briskness

n

(of person, way of speaking) → Forschheit f; (of sales assistant, service) → Flottheit f, → Flinkheit f; (of walk, pace) → flottes Tempo; feeling warmed by the briskness of their walk, they … → durch den flotten Spaziergang aufgewärmt, … sie …

(Comm etc, of trade, sales, bidding) → Lebhaftigkeit f

(of wind, weather) → Frische f

briskness [ˈbrɪsknɪs] n (of person, tone) → sbrigatività; (of walk) → rapidità; (of trade) → vivacità; (of wind) → freschezza

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briskness [ˈbrɪsknɪs] n (of person, tone) → sbrigatività; (of walk) → rapidità; (of trade) → vivacità; (of wind) → freschezza