vivacious

WOTD - 7 August 2007    

English

Etymology

From Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous”), from vīvō (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/, /vɪˈveɪʃəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

vivacious (comparative more vivacious, superlative most vivacious)

1. Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
2. (obsolete) Long-lived.
3. (rare) Difficult to kill.

Synonyms

• (lively and animated): animated, bubbly, ebullient, high-spirited, lively, vibrant, exciting

Derived terms

• vivaciousness

Related terms

• vivacity

Translations

lively and animated

Catalan: vivaç (ca) m. and f. Croatian: živahan (hr) Czech: čilý (cs), čiperný (cs) Finnish: eloisa (fi), pirteä (fi) French: vivace (fr) German: lebhaft (de)

Irish: móraigeanta (ga) Italian: vivace (it) Latin: vīvāx (la) Mandarin: 活潑的;快活的;有生氣的 Russian: живой, оживлённый, жизнерадостный

long-lived

Croatian: dugovječan, dugovjek German: langlebig (de)

Latin: vīvāx (la) Russian: многолетний (ru)

difficult to kill

Czech: vytrvalý (cs) German: langlebig (de)

Latin: vīvāx (la) Russian: живучий (ru)

External links

• vivacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• vivacious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• vivacious at OneLook Dictionary Search