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vi·va·cious
(vĭ-vā′shəs, vī-)adj.
Full of animation and spirit; lively: a charming and vivacious host.
vi·va′cious·ly adv.
vi·va′cious·ness n.
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vivacious
(vɪˈveɪʃəs)adj
1. full of high spirits and animation; lively or vital
2. obsolete having or displaying tenacity of life
[C17: from Latin vīvax lively; see vivace]
viˈvaciously adv
viˈvaciousness n
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vi•va•cious
(vɪˈveɪ ʃəs, vaɪ-)adj.
lively; animated; spirited.
[1635–45; < Latin vīvāx, s. vīvāc- long-lived, vigorous, adj. derivative of vīvere to live (see vital); see -acious]
vi•va′cious•ly, adv.
vi•va′cious•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | vivacious - 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 |
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vivacious
adjective lively, spirited, vital, gay, bubbling, sparkling, cheerful, jolly, animated, merry, upbeat (informal), high-spirited, ebullient, chirpy (informal), sparky, scintillating, sprightly, effervescent, full of life, full of beans (informal), frolicsome, sportive, light-hearted a beautiful, vivacious and charming young woman
boring, dull, lifeless, languid, listless, unenthusiastic, spiritless, melancholy
boring, dull, lifeless, languid, listless, unenthusiastic, spiritless, melancholy
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vivacious
adjectiveVery brisk, alert, and full of high spirits:
Informal: peppy.
Idioms: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of life.
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Translations
مَليء بالحَيَوِيَّة والنَّشاط
temperamentní
livlig
líflegur
dzīvespriecīgssparīgsžirgts
hayat doluşen
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vivacious
adj → lebhaft; character, person also → temperamentvoll; colour, clothes also → leuchtend bunt; smile, laugh → munter, aufgeweckt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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vivacious
(viˈveiʃəs) adjective lively and bright. She is vivacious and attractive.
viˈvaciously adverbviˈvaciousness noun
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