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Meaning of "larkiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LARKINESS

larkiness  [ˈlɑːkɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LARKINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Larkiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LARKINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of larkiness in the English dictionary

The definition of larkiness in the dictionary is the quality or characteristic of being larky.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LARKINESS


achiness
ˈeɪkɪnəs
blockiness
ˈblɒkɪnəs
chalkiness
ˈtʃɔːkɪnəs
chunkiness
ˈtʃʌŋkɪnəs
cliquiness
ˈkliːkɪnəs
corkiness
ˈkɔːkɪnəs
crankiness
ˈkræŋkɪnəs
creakiness
ˈkriːkɪnəs
dorkiness
ˈdɔːkɪnəs
flakiness
ˈfleɪkɪnəs
flukiness
ˈfluːkɪnəs
forkiness
ˈfɔːkɪnəs
freakiness
ˈfriːkɪnəs
funkiness
ˈfʌŋkɪnəs
geekiness
ˈɡiːkɪnəs
leakiness
ˈliːkɪnəs
milkiness
ˈmɪlkɪnəs
pawkiness
ˈpɔːkɪnəs
pickiness
ˈpɪkɪnəs
quakiness
ˈkweɪkɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LARKINESS

lari
Lariam
lariat
larine
Larisa
Larissa
lark
larker
larkier
larkiest
Larkin
larkish
larkishness
larksome
larkspur
larky
larmier
Larmor precession
larn
larnax

WORDS THAT END LIKE LARKINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of larkiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «larkiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LARKINESS

Find out the translation of larkiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of larkiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «larkiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

larkiness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

larkiness
570 millions of speakers

English

larkiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

larkiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

larkiness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

larkiness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

larkiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

larkiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

larkiness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Larkiness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

larkiness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

larkiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

larkiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Larkiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

larkiness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

larkiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लार्कगिरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

larkiness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

larkiness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

larkiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

larkiness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

larkiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

larkiness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

larkiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

larkiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

larkiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of larkiness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LARKINESS»

The term «larkiness» is used very little and occupies the 172.177 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LARKINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «larkiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «larkiness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about larkiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LARKINESS»

Discover the use of larkiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to larkiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Assassination Vacation
New York Times bestselling author of The Word Shipmates and contributor to NPR’s “This American Life” Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites of political violence, from Washington DC to Alaska, to better understand our ...
Sarah Vowell, 2005
2
The Fisherman's Magazine and Review
... whole days in tiie pooh) and pits, during which time, either through sheer larkiness, because he, like some others, labours under the impression that what is pleasant to the eye is certainly also good for food (this fancy of his certainly brings ...
‎1865
3
The Living Age
ding swiftly over the shallows and stickles, l and pausing, we believe, whole days in the 5 pools and pits; during which time, either; through sheer larkiness, or because he, like some others, labours under the im ression that what is pleasant to ...
‎1865
4
Alarms and Discursions
But, indeed, this Imperial debauch has in it something worse thanthemere larkiness which ismy present topic; ithas an element of realselfflattery andof sin. TheJingo who wantsto admire himself isworsethan the blackguard who onlywants to ...
G. K. Chesterton, 2014
5
Heretics: (Large Print)
It is hard to see at first sight why so human a thing as leisure and larkiness should al- ways have a religious origin. Rationally there appears no reason why we should not sing and give each other presents in honour of anything—the birth of ...
6
Riders
It was notjust her larkiness and courage, her fantastic turn of speed and huge jump, She also had an ability to get herselfout oftrouble which counterbalanced her impetuos1ty. jake adored her— more than any person or animal he had known ...
Jilly Cooper, 2010
7
The Raj Quartet, Volume 4: A Division of Spoils
Although Purvis did not say so, Perron understood that the larkiness had been infectious enough to make Purvis forget his chronic internal disorder and become expansive with his hostess to whom in a weak but hospitable moment he had ...
Paul Scott, 2012
8
Adam and Evil: An Amanda Pepper Mystery
Maybe they'd treat me with more respect if they believed I was an heiress, teaching for the sheer larkiness of it. If only. I allowed my thoughts to sidle back to Mother Bea Pepper's amazing philanthropy. It was not good to set the idea free where ...
Gillian Roberts, 2013
9
The Black Box
It doesn't enter my headpiece that she may have got down to coffin, got out what she wanted, then tossed soil in, to make all say 'morning baulked'—oh, her artistry, larkiness of her craft! The moment broadcast said 'baronet to be exhumed ' ...
M. P. Shiel, 2008
10
Many Histories Deep: The Personal Landscape Poets in Egypt, ...
Durrell identified one element of his poems at this time as a "Brow- ningesque larkiness,"18 but there is an essential distinction between Browning and Durrell, between a narrator who is merely unreliable and one who lives in a decentred ...
Roger Bowen, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LARKINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term larkiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Seagull (Open Air Theatre)
That's a measure of the larkiness of Betts' adaptation, which abandons all subtext for the sake of breeziness. Everyone here shows their hand ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Jun 15»
2
Christopher Gray applauds this summer's lusty and fun-loving …
To my eyes, however, all this looked to be an amusing illustration of the larkiness for which Garsington has become noted. Likewise the ... «The Oxford Times, Jun 15»
3
Jilly Cooper cover change reveals liberal hypocrisy on sex writes …
... Prudence) conjure up a vanished world of Sixties larkiness: young girls in their first jobs and shrieky flatshares, falling for the wrong men and ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
“One For James” lights up the world
James had a lively sense of humour and would have appreciated the smiling sense of larkiness in that comment. How about doing your part to ... «www.insidebelleville.com/, May 15»
5
While We're Young — review
But there's line and literacy to the larkiness. An early laugh comes from the pre-credits Ibsen quotation: The Master Builder's cumbrous-comical ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
6
10 years of new Doctor Who: what 2005 reviews made of Rose
But Davies' larkiness, even when it has satirical edge, threatens the programme's credibility and its scariness. When it comes to monsters, you ... «Den Of Geek, Mar 15»
7
Running Free
Even if you liked the larkiness of “Frances Ha,” an existence founded on nothing but half-assed relationships and rental prices wound up ... «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
8
The Mikvah Project, The Yard Theatre - review: A debut worth catching
Because as the sexual tenderness (and childish larkiness) of their romance unfolds, it does work. We find ourselves rooting for them despite ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
9
Coalition can fasten seatbelts if Heathrow slots sold
No sign of the giddy gate-fever of the outbound holiday-maker heading for the sun, or the larkiness of a bunch of pals off to a match or on a ... «Irish Independent, Feb 15»
10
The Con Artists
... welcome comedy, and Kim Yeong-cheol, the crime boss in A Bittersweet Life 달콤한 인생 (2005), a real sense of threat amid all the larkiness. «Film Business Asia, Feb 15»

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