精彩・生彩|せいさいseisai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbrilliance; luster; lustre; colorfulness; colourfulnessesp. 精彩
2. nounvividness; life
   彼かれ、今日こんにち、精彩せいさいがないね。青菜あおなに塩しおだね。↗

   He seems really depressed and lifeless today. I wonder what took the wind out of his sails.

   これが彼かれの話し方はなしかたに生彩せいさいをそえている。↗

   This adds color to his speech.

• Synonym光彩こうさいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Emphasizes shining brilliance, as in 「光彩を放つ」. 「精彩」 itself often appears in the negative 「精彩を欠く」, meaning lacking vitality.
• Antonym無精彩WrittenWritten/formal prose. Lacks spirit and vitality; the opposite of lively 「精彩」. A descriptive, explanatory term.

For vitality or spirit, 「精彩」 usually appears in the negative 「精彩を欠く」, as in 「精彩を欠いたプレー」. Use 「光彩」 for shining brilliance or radiance. 「無精彩」 is the written opposite, meaning lacking spirit.

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1. 美うつくしい彩いろどり。あざやかさ。