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vivacious

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vi·va·cious  (v-vshs, v-)
adj.
Full of animation and spirit; lively: a charming and vivacious host.

[From Latin vvx, vvc-, from vvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]

vi·vacious·ly adv.
vi·vacious·ness n.

vivacious [vɪˈveɪʃəs]
adj
1. full of high spirits and animation; lively or vital
2. Obsolete having or displaying tenacity of life
[from Latin vīvax lively; see vivace]
vivaciously  adv
vivaciousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vivaciousvivacious - vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

vivacious
Translations
vivacious [vɪˈveɪʃəs] ADJvivaz, animado

vivacious [vɪˈveɪʃəs] adjplein(e) de vivacité

vivacious
adjlebhaft; character, person alsotemperamentvoll; colour, clothes alsoleuchtend bunt; smile, laughmunter, aufgeweckt

vivacious [vɪˈveɪʃəs] adjvivace, pieno/a di brio
vivacious [vɪˈveɪʃəs] adjvivace, pieno/a di brio

vivacious
adj vivacious [viˈveiʃəs]
lively and bright She is vivacious and attractive. lewenslustig مَليء بالحَيَوِيَّة والنَّشاط жизнен temperamentní livlig lebhaft ζωντανός, ενεργητικός, χαρούμενος vivaz, animado, lleno de vida elav پر نشاط pirteä vif מָלֵא חַיִים फुर्तीला živahan élénk ceria líflegur vivace, brioso 活発な 생기가 넘치는 gyvas, smagus dzīvespriecīgs; sparīgs; žirgts lincah levendig livlig, kvikk pełen życia vivo vioi оживлённый živý, veselý, temperamentný živahen živahan livlig, livfull มีชีวิตชีวา şen, hayat dolu 活潑的 життєрадісний; жвавий زندہ دل، ہشاش بشاش sôi nổi, hoạt bát
adv viˈvaciously
lewenslustig بحَيَوِيَّةٍ ونَشاط живо živě livligt lebhaft ζωηρά, χαρούμενα lleno de vida, animadamente elavalt بطور سرزنده pirteästi avec vivacité בְּעֲלִיזוּת सोत्साह živahno élénken dengan ceria líflega in modo vivace 活発に 활발하게 gyvai, smagiai sparīgi; žirgti dgn lincah levendig livlig, kvikt z życiem, rześko vivamente vioi оживлённо živo živahno živahno livligt, livfullt อย่างมีชีวิตชีวา şen bir şekilde 活潑地 життєрадісно بشاشت سے sôi nổi, hoạt bát
n viˈvaciousness
lewenslustigheid حَيَوِيَّه وَنشاط оживеност živost livlighed die Lebhaftigkeit ζωντάνια, ζωηράδα vivacidad elavus نشاط pirteys vivacité עֲלִיזוּת जीवन्तता, उत्साह, जिंदादिली živahnost élénkség keceriaan hressileiki vivacità 活発さ 활발함 gyvumas, smagumas spars; žirgtums kelincahan levendigheid livlighet żywość, ożywienie vivacidade vivacitate оживлённость živosť živahnost živahnost livlighet, livfullhet ความมีชีวิตชีวา şenlik 活潑 життєрадісність بشاشت sự sôi nổi, hoạt bát


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Merriman, a pretty, vivacious little woman in the thirties; her husband, a jovial fellow, something of a shallow-pate, who laughed a good deal at other people's witticisms, and had thereby made himself extremely popular.
And thus it had come about that Orlando had gone off for his month's holiday with a charming girl, who, with the cynic, will no doubt account for his stern adherence to duty; and Rosalind had gone off for hers with a pretty young man whom she'd liked well enough to go to the theatre and to supper with,--a young man who was indeed a dear friend, and a vivacious, sympathetic companion, but whom, as a substitute for Orlando, she immediately began to hate.
Grandfather might have continued to talk in this dull manner nobody knows how long; but suspecting that Charley would find the subject rather dry, he looked sidewise at that vivacious little fellow, and saw him give an involuntary yawn.
 
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