high-spiritedness

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Noun
  • How is one not enamored of the Dutch fans’ togetherness and cheerfulness, or the costumes and smiles of the Japanese fans?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
  • Finns may not be known for demonstrative cheerfulness, nor necessarily for being makers of excessively happy music.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Their pairing begs the question of whether misery and mirth alternate, blend, or coexist.
    Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • There’s a fair bit of mirth in all this, and in Glanz’s brittle, snippy dialogue, which is abetted by the casting.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Although Jones takes responsibility for the hurt and dysfunction his compulsive tomcatting caused, the legendary lothario details his conquests with barely disguised glee.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • Now, there is country-wide camaraderie and glee, mainstream momentum like never before.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Roisin Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne anchor a top-notch ensemble as a trio of friends whose trip from Belfast to Ireland’s County Donegal for a funeral leads to unearthed secrets, hilarity and emotion.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • Root deflects credit for its hilarity.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • That lightheartedness quickly evolved into the NFL’s biggest off-field competition.
    Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The crowd gives a sense of international joviality that makes for excellent campfire conversation come nightfall.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The next day, standing below the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where the team was staying in Memphis, King yelled down at Jackson in joviality, as if to mitigate the outburst, inviting him to dinner.
    Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout the visit, much of which could happen during a spring snowstorm, Denver city leaders will attempt to demonstrate the city’s logistical, financial and merriment potential.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 May 2026
  • Their laughs and chatter fill the countryside and one another’s hearts, the merriment binding them all together like caterpillars in one big cocoon.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Anchoring all this is Fiomona’s open-hearted and entertaining performance, deftly moving between emotionally heavy dramatic scenes and others full of gaiety.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • The night carried a distinctly American blend of violence and gaiety.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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“High-spiritedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-spiritedness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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