Definitions For Coltishness

Noun

COLTISHNESS (uncountable) The quality of resembling a colt, especially: The quality of being lively, playful and undisciplined. : Synonym: abandon, exuberance, friskiness, spirit, spiritedness (as Mary Westmacott), , New York: Dell, 1976, Book 2, Chapter 1, p.111, : Laura Whitstable was struck by her beauty. The awkward touch of coltishness had gone, she was now a remarkably attractive young woman, with a quite unusual loveliness of face and form. quote-text, en, year=1982, author=w:Liza Cody, title=Bad Company, url=https://archive.org/details/badcompany00cody, chapter=3, page=21, publisher=Scribner, location=New York

Etymology

coltish + ness

Is Coltishness a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18

The word Coltishness is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Coltishness in a Sentence

  • Off camera the actor is high-spiritedly coltish, but turns serious once the camera starts rolling

Antonyms for Coltishness

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