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liveliness

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live·ly  (lvl)
adj. live·li·er, live·li·est
1. Full of life and energy; vigorous: a lively baby.
2. Full of spirit; gay and animated: a lively tune.
3. Marked by animated intelligence: a lively discussion.
4. Invigorating; refreshing.
5. Effervescent; sparkling.
6. Keen; brisk: gave the kitchen floor a lively sweeping.
7. Rebounding readily upon impact; resilient: a lively tennis ball. See Synonyms at active.
adv.
With energy or vigor; briskly: Step lively!

[Middle English lifli, from Old English lflc, from lf, life; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]

liveli·ly adv.
liveli·ness n.
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Noun1.liveliness - general activity and motion
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
2.liveliness - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
brio, invigoration, spiritedness, vivification, animation - quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
pertness - quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"
airiness, delicacy - lightness in movement or manner
alacrity, briskness, smartness - liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"
vim, muscularity, vigor, vigour, energy - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"
elan - enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"
esprit - liveliness of mind or spirit
breeziness, jauntiness - a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner"
irrepressibility, buoyancy - irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor"
high-spiritedness - exuberant liveliness
ebullience, enthusiasm, exuberance - overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
pep, peppiness, ginger - liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
Translations
Spanish liveliness [ˈlaɪvlɪnɪs] nviveza
French liveliness [ˈlaɪvlɪnəs] nvivacité f, entrain m
German liveliness [ˈlaɪvlɪnɪs] n (see adj) → Lebhaftigkeit f; Lebendigkeit f
Italian liveliness [ˈlaɪvlɪnəs] nvivacità

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There is an immensity of promenading, on crutches and off, with sticks and without, and a great deal of conversation, and liveliness, and pleasantry.
It strikes the mind with varying degrees of force or liveliness according to the varying intensity of the stimulus.
But while now upon so wide a field thus variously accomplished, and with such liveliness of expertness in him, too; all this would seem to argue some uncommon vivacity of intelligence.
 
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