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[ vi-vey-shuhs, vahy- ] / vɪˈveɪ ʃəs, vaɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vivacious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance. Origin of vivaciousFirst recorded in 1635–45; vivaci(ty) + -ous SYNONYMS FOR vivaciousspirited, brisk. SEE SYNONYMS FOR vivacious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR vivaciouslanguid. SEE ANTONYMS FOR vivacious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM vivaciousvi·va·cious·ly, adverbvi·va·cious·ness, nounun·vi·va·cious, adjectiveun·vi·va·cious·ly, adverb un·vi·va·cious·ness, noun Words nearby vivaciousvituperate, vituperation, vituperative, viva, vivace, vivacious, vivacity, Vivaldi, Vivaldi, Antonio, vivandière, vivarium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vivaciousHadeel, a vivacious 27-year-old from the Wadi Ara region, teaches Arabic in a Jewish Israeli elementary school. What American Jews Can Learn From ‘Dove’s Cry’|Sigal Samuel|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST That vivacious naiveté has served him well, universalizing much of what he writes. ‘Reflektor’ Makes Arcade Fire the Biggest Band in the World|Andrew Romano|October 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST A vivacious and attractive blonde, Mary had no shortage of male admirers, and at the age of 19 she married a former serviceman. From Hollywood Socialite to Catholic Missionary|The Telegraph|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST The resulting image is one of the most celebrated pictures of the glamorous and vivacious Diana at the peak of her fame. Princess Diana’s Fabulous Dresses Sell for $1.2 Million|Tom Sykes|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“We go to parties every night,” Fodiman said, and Kelley as a “charming, lovely, vivacious” host is not a unique figure. Tampa’s ‘Wisteria Lane’: Petraeus, Broadwell, Kelley—and a Culture of Climbing|Winston Ross|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST Brindley was a vivacious talker, he could be trusted to talk. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories|Arnold Bennett Perhaps I may not see it again, or its grand neighbor, the chteau, that secular shrine of a vivacious and select Past. Atlantic Classics|Various She stopped suddenly, and relaxed her vivacious expression for one of pain. A Mountain Woman and Others|(AKA Elia Wilkinson) Elia W. Peattie She met her in the courtyard, and the vivacious little woman cried, "My dear, how glad I am to see you!" Evelyn Innes|George Moore The vivacious brew would now and again behave unreasonably at the moment of being released, but it was potable when subdued. Merton of the Movies|Harry Leon Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for vivacious
adjectivefull of high spirits and animation; lively or vital obsolete having or displaying tenacity of life Derived forms of vivaciousvivaciously, adverbvivaciousness, nounWord Origin for vivaciousC17: from Latin vīvax lively; see vivace Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vivaciousactive, alert, animate, animated, brash, breezy, bubbling, cheerful, ebullient, effervescent, exuberant, frolicsome, gay, happy, high-spirited, jolly, jumping, keen, lighthearted, merry |