spry

Signification (Anglais)

1. Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
2. Vigorous; lively; cheerful.

Concepts

actif

vif

alerte

agile

rapide

vive

vigilant

fulgurant

active

fringant

preste

leste

vigilante

Synonymes

agile

nimble

lively

active

sprightly

quick

energetic

vigorous

adroit

alert

perky

deft

brisk

sprited

keen

swift

svelte

vivacious

animated

mischievous

nippy

rapid

smart

mobile

poignant

prompt

resolute

sharp

slippy

spirited

supple

vanquishable

vincible

volant

waspish

yare

smoothtongued

light footed

acrid

fluttersome

acrimonious

acute

assets

audacious

bold

cheerful

dapper

dexterous

enterprising

fast

Traductions

wakker

ágil

hurtig

flink

kwiek

despert

frisch

munter

vivaç

llest

animat

aufgeweckt

espavilat

gewandt

vigorós

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/spɹaɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à islandais: sprækur

Appartenant à norvégien: sprek

Appartenant à suédois: sprygg

In summary

From British dialectal sprey, from Old Norse sprækr (“nimble, lively”) from Proto-Germanic *sprēkiz (“lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preg- (“to strew, jerk, sprinkle, scatter”). Cognate with Icelandic sprækur (“lively, spry”), Norwegian sprek (“lively, healthy”), dialectal Swedish sprygg (“brisk, very active, skittish”). More at spark. Related to sprack, sprig, sprug, freckle.