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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Springiness

Springiness \Spring"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n. The state or quality of being springy.
--Boyle.

Wiktionary
springiness

n. The property of being springy.

WordNet
springiness

n. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: give, spring]

Usage examples of "springiness".

The springiness might have gone out of his step, and to a certain extent the seat in the saddle was unfirm, and the strength and poise of the body showed signs of abatement, but the fire in the eyes was undimmed and every line of the features was instinct to a wonderful degree with life and vitality.

Penny looked as tired as she had the previous morning, but Ashton had recovered some of his colour and springiness.

Twikanrozex tracked the human's progress across the strip of fairgrounds pavement, which looked and felt exactly like grass except that it was impervious to both footwear and the elements and needed neither light nor water to maintain its springiness and color.

She carries herself with all the joyous springiness of youth, and her whole face lights up so wonderfully when she talks that you quite forget whether her features are regular or not.

There was a new sense of lightness and springiness in the air which had even communicated itself to the pile of old pizza boxes which seemed now to recline at a jaunty rather than an oppressive angle.