chippernessn.
/ˈtʃɪpənəs/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪpərnəs/ Originally U.S.
The condition or quality of being chipper; lively cheerfulness.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > cheerful liveliness
taitea1400
lightsomeness?a1425
alacritya1460
life1583
sprightfulness1602
airiness1628
alacriousness1657
animal spirits1701
spirits1716
chirpiness1867
form1877
chipperness1887
1887 Cincinnati Commerc. Gaz. 16 Feb. 8/3 He endeavored to inspire the procession with a spirit of chipperness, but he failed.
1974 Ithaca (N.Y.) Jrnl. 10 Aug. 10/5 The nation cries out for a man of irrepressible and infectious chipperness.
2018 telegraph.co.uk (Nexis) 3 Apr. His chipperness grew more irritating the longer he hogged the camera.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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n.1887