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springiness

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spring·y  (sprng)
adj. spring·i·er, spring·i·est
1. Marked by resilience; elastic.
2. Abounding in freshwater springs.
springi·ly adv.
springi·ness n.
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Noun1.springiness - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
give, spring
elasticity, snap - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
Translations
springiness [ˈsprɪŋɪnɪs] N → elasticidad f; [of step] → ligereza f
springiness
n → Elastizität f; (of turf, wood, grass, track also) → Nachgiebigkeit f; (of springboard also) → Sprungkraft f; (of bed) → Federung f; the springiness of his step → sein federnder Gang
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