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
• 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
• Serbo-Croatian: živahan (sh)
• Spanish: vivaz (es)

long-lived

• German: langlebig (de)
• Latin: vīvāx (la)
• Russian: многолетний (ru) (mnogoletnij)

• Serbo-Croatian: dugovječan, dugovjek
• Spanish: vivaz (es)

difficult to kill

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

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

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