brisknessn.
/ˈbrɪsknɪs/ a. The quality of being brisk; smartness or sharpness of motion; liveliness, quickness, activity.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > briskness or activeness
businessa1398
activitya1425
activeness1513
pertness1575
whirry1622
smartness1644
brisknessa1655
alertness1816
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [noun] > brisk
lightnessc1350
quiverness?1548
smartness1644
brisknessa1655
zippiness1907
a1655 R. Robinson in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1872) III. Ps. lxv. 10 [The rain] begets a kind of briskness in the sensitive creatures.
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 125 To leap forth into nimble freaks and brisknesses.
1839 Sat. Mag. Suppl. June 253/2 The animals..are not remarkable for briskness of motion.
1879 H. George Progress & Poverty ix. iii The increased briskness of trade.
b. Agreeable sharpness of taste, freshness; effervescent quality. Also transferred (of air) and figurative.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > agreeable sharpness of taste
briskness1727
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > coolness and freshness
fraischeur1599
briskness1816
bracingness1876
1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Cask The Briskness of the Drink [cider].
1816 L. Hunt Story of Rimini i. ix A balmy briskness comes upon the breeze.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 215 Champagne and other sparkling wines owe their briskness to the presence of carbonic acid.
1880 Times 26 July 9/4 Topics that have lost their briskness.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > curtness or brusqueness
abruptness1591
snappishness1598
bluntness1608
cuttedness1622
briskness1668
bluntishness1691
snappinga1734
brusquerie1752
off-handedness1823
brusqueness1859
bluffness1863
curtness1882
1668 S. Pepys Diary 13 Nov. (1976) IX. 361 There is no way to rule the King but by brisknesse, which the Duke of Buckingham hath above all men.
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