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springy

[ spring-ee ]

/ ˈsprɪŋ i /

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adjective, spring·i·er, spring·i·est.

characterized by spring or elasticity; flexible; resilient: He walks with a springy step.

(of land) abounding in or having springs of water.

Origin of springy

First recorded in 1585–95; spring + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR springy

1 buoyant, bouncy; youthful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM springy

spring·i·ly, adverb spring·i·ness, noun

Words nearby springy

springsteen, bruce, springtail, springtime, springville, springwood, springy, sprinkle, sprinkler, sprinkler system, sprinklered, sprinkling

Example sentences from the Web for springiness

And thirdly, if we enquire why Cork has such a springiness and swelling nature when compress'd?

Micrographia |Robert Hooke
Sixthly, That the sudden flying asunder of the parts proceeds from their springiness.

Micrographia |Robert Hooke
His shoulders were as square as ever but something had gone from the springiness of his gait.

The Kingdom of the Blind |E. Phillips Oppenheim
In all that countryside Bill possessed an absolute monopoly of springiness and elasticity.

Jan |A. J. Dawson

Perhaps his step had lost its springiness, his coat its breezy freedom; but he had gained in dignity what was lost in quaintness.

The Call of the Town |John Alexander Hammerton

British Dictionary definitions for springiness

springy

/ (ˈsprɪŋɪ) /

adjective springier or springiest

possessing or characterized by resilience or bounce

(of a place) having many wells or springs of water

Derived forms of springy

springily, adverb springiness, noun