different between sprightly vs prompt

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?sp?a?tli/
• Hyphenation: spright?ly

Etymology 1

From spright +? -ly (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘behaving like, having the nature of’). Spright is an obsolete variant of sprite (“a shade, spirit; elf, fairy, goblin; apparition, ghost”), from Middle English sprit (“principle of life; soul, especially at the point of death; immaterial being (angel, demon, apparition, ghost, etc.); divine inspiration; Holy Spirit; the mind, intellect, reason; mental faculties, senses; power of prophecy; character, disposition; courage, resolution; mood, state of mind; human will; breath; (alchemy) volatile substance”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman esprite, esprit and Middle French esprit, variants of Anglo-Norman, Middle French, Old French espirit, esperit (“spirit”), from Latin sp?ritus (“air; breath; breathing; ghost, spirit”), from sp?r? (“to breathe; to breathe out, exhale”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow; to breathe”)) + -tus (“suffix forming action nouns from verbs”).

Adjective

sprightly (comparative sprightlier, superlative sprightliest)

1. Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited.

   Synonyms: energetic, high-spirited, (chiefly Australia, US) spright

   Antonym: melancholy
2. Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step.

   Synonyms: active, dynamic, mettlesome, vivacious

   1. Especially of an older person: energetic and in good health; spry.
3. (obsolete, rare) Of or relating to a sprite; ghostly, spectral.

Alternative forms

• sprightlie (obsolete)
• spritely

Derived terms

• spright (adjective) (chiefly Australia, US)
• sprightle (English Midlands, Northern Ireland, rare)
• sprightlily
• sprightliness

Related terms

• sprightful
• sprightless (rare)
• sprightness (rare)

Translations

Etymology 2

From spright +? -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).; see further at etymology 1.

Adverb

sprightly (comparative sprightlier, superlative sprightliest)

1. In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily.

Derived terms

• sprightlily

Translations

References

Anagrams

• triglyphs

English

Etymology

From French prompt, from Latin pr?mptus (“visible, apparent, evident”), past participle of pr?m? (“to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light”), from pr? (“forth, forward”) + em? (“to take, acquire, buy”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??mpt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??mpt/
• Rhymes: -?mpt

Adjective

prompt (comparative more prompt, superlative most prompt)

1. Quick; acting without delay.

2. On time; punctual.

3. (archaic) Ready; willing to act.

Synonyms

• (acting without delay): hasty; see also Thesaurus:prompt
• (on time): timely; see also Thesaurus:punctual
• (willing to act): good to go, yare

Derived terms

• prompt critical
• prompt criticality
• promptness
• prompt neutron
• promptly

Translations

Noun

prompt (plural prompts)

1. A reminder or cue.
2. (business, dated) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.

   • To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.

3. (computing) A sequence of characters that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.

   I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.

4. (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.

Translations

Verb

prompt (third-person singular simple present prompts, present participle prompting, simple past and past participle prompted)

1. (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.

   I prompted him to get a new job.

2. (transitive, theater and television) To show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.

   If he forgets his words I will prompt him.

3. (transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.
   • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:

     On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:advise

Derived terms

• prompter

Translations

Further reading

• prompt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• prompt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• prompt at OneLook Dictionary Search

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr?mpt/
• Hyphenation: prompt
• Rhymes: -?mpt

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French prompt, from Latin pr?mptus.

Adverb

prompt

1. immediately, promptly

   Synonym: meteen

Adjective

prompt (not comparable)

1. quick, immediate

Inflection

Derived terms

• pront

Related terms

• pronto

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin pr?mptus.

Noun

prompt m (plural prompts)

1. (computing) prompt

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin promptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???/, /p???t/, /p???pt/

Adjective

prompt (feminine singular prompte, masculine plural prompts, feminine plural promptes)

1. prompt, swift, quick
2. (Louisiana) curt

Derived terms

• prompt rétablissement

Further reading

• “prompt” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Latin pr?mptus, past participle of pr?m? (“I take, bring out, produce, bring to light”).

Adjective

prompt m

1. (Jersey) hasty

Derived terms

• promptément (“hastily”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• prompte

Etymology

From French prompt, from Latin promptus, from promere (“bring out”)

Adverb

prompt

1. quickly and punctually; promptly

Adjective

prompt (singular and plural prompt, comparative mer prompt, superlative mest prompt)

1. quick and punctual; prompt

References

• “prompt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “prompt” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Romanian

Etymology

From French prompt, from Latin promptus.

Adjective

prompt m or n (feminine singular prompt?, masculine plural promp?i, feminine and neuter plural prompte)

1. prompt

Declension