alive

[ uh-lahyv ]

/ əˈlaɪv /

adjective

having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.

living (used for emphasis): the proudest man alive.

in a state of action; in force or operation; active: to keep hope alive.

full of energy and spirit; lively: Grandmother's more alive than most of her contemporaries.

having the quality of life; vivid; vibrant: The room was alive with color.

Electricity. live²(def 17).

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Idioms for alive

alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of: City planners are alive to the necessity of revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods.

alive with, filled with living things; swarming; teeming: The room was alive with mosquitoes.

look alive! pay attention! move quickly!: Look alive! We haven't got all day.

Origin of alive

before 1000; Middle English; Old English on līfe in life; see a-¹

SYNONYMS FOR alive

4 active.

ANTONYMS FOR alive

1 dead.

3 defunct.

4 lifeless.

OTHER WORDS FROM alive

a·live·ness, nounhalf-a·live, adjective

Words nearby alive

alist, alit, aliterate, aliturgical, aliunde, alive, alive and kicking, alive to, alive with, aliyah, alizarin

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Example sentences from the Web for half-alive

The noose slipped, and I was dangling in the air in excruciating agony, half-dead and half-alive.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327|Various
The unfortunate victims, when you chance to meet them, mostly look but half-alive, and dismally cold.
The Mark Of Cain|Andrew Lang
Tiyang had leaped to his feet in the dusk, a Ginseng root, half-alive, hanging from one hand and beginning to squirm.
The Slayer Of souls|Robert Chambers
I was released on May 30th on a seven days' licence, and in a half-alive state was again carried to a nursing home.
My Own Story|Emmeline Pankhurst

They don't ever understand, these easy, half-alive, untempted folks!
Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles

British Dictionary definitions for half-alive

alive

/ (əˈlaɪv) /

adjective (postpositive)

(of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life

in existence; activethey kept hope alive; the tradition was still alive

(immediately postpositive and usually used with a superlative) of those living; now livingthe happiest woman alive

full of life; livelyshe was wonderfully alive for her age

(usually foll by with) animateda face alive with emotion

(foll by to) aware (of); sensitive (to)

(foll by with) teeming (with)the mattress was alive with fleas

electronics another word for live 2 (def. 11)

alive and kicking (of a person) active and in good health

look alive! hurry up! get busy!

Derived forms of alive

aliveness, noun

Word Origin for alive

Old English on līfe in life

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Idioms and Phrases with half-alive

alive

In addition to the idioms beginning with alive

alive and kicking
alive to
alive with

also see:

come alive
eat someone alive
look alive
more dead than alive
skin alive