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** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Adjective
[er]
1. That return s rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent , compress ed, stretch ed, etc.
2. * [en]
3. * [1=en]
4. * [passage=We had now reach'd the closest point of union; but when he backened to come on the fiercer, as if I had been actuated by a fear of losing him, in the height of my fury I twisted my legs round his naked loins, the flesh of which, so firm, so SPRINGY to the touch, quiver'd again under the pressure]
5. Lively ; bouncy .
6. * [en]
7. * [en]
8. Characteristic of the spring season.
9. * [en]
10. * [en]
11. * [en]
12. Of land, having many springs (of water).
**** Synonyms
- [that returns to its original form] [en] , [en] , [en]
- [lively] [en] , [en] , [en] , [en]
- [characteristic of spring] [en] , [en]
**** Antonyms
- [en]
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Translations
[capable of returning to its original form]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl]
- German: [de]
- Ido: [io]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Maori: [mi]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
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*** Anagrams
- [en]