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noun
A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:
animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip. (Informal) ginger, pep, peppiness. (Slang) oomph. See actionA quality of active mental and physical forcefulness:
dash, punch, starch, vigor, vigorousness, vim, vitality. (Informal) snap. Idiom: vim and vigor. See action, tired
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