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larkiness|ˈlɑːkɪnɪs|
[f. larky a. + -ness.]
The quality of being larky; sportiveness.
1896Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 22 Aug., In reality he [sc. a choirboy] is the incarnation of all that is mischievous; and..if he sings at a cathedral or important church, the more ‘larkiness’ is found in his composition. 1905Chesterton Heretics 90 It is hard to see at first sight why so human a thing as leisure and larkiness should always have a religious origin. 1924R. Hichens After Verdict ii. xx. 303 The ball-boys stood ready, looking alert and full of suppressed larkiness. 1928Observer 26 Feb. 15/3 Miss Helen Gilliland..has great quality.., but she needs the supreme gift for this work, of larkiness. 1973Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Nov. 1466/4 Wastage or mere larkiness is fatal both to its intention and execution. |