možums

From možs (“lively, vibrant, active”) +‎ -ums.

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možums m (1st declension)

1. liveliness, alertness, activity

   gara možums ― liveliness of spirit

   jauneklīgs možums ― youthful liveliness

   možuma pilns smaids ― a smile full of liveliness

   nezaudēt, saglabāt možumu ― to not lose, to conserve (one's) liveliness

   šie ceļi... gan dienu, gan nakti bija rosmes un možuma pilni ― day and night, these roads were full of bustle and activity

   ķīmijas skolotājs izskatījās noguris... viņš arvien biežāk izbrauca ar roku cauri matiem, un smalkajos, kalsenajos vaibstos bija pagaisis ierastais možums ― the chemistry teacher looked tired... he ran his hand (= fingers) through his hair increasingly often, and in his small, skinny features the usual liveliness was gone

• mundrums, mundrība
• spirgtums
• žirgtums