vivacious

[ vi-vey-shuhs, vahy- ]

/ vɪˈveɪ ʃəs, vaɪ- /

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adjective

lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.

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spirited, brisk.

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OPPOSITES FOR vivacious

languid.

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Origin of vivacious

First recorded in 1635–45; vivaci(ty) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM vivacious

vi·va·cious·ly, adverbvi·va·cious·ness, nounun·vi·va·cious, adjectiveun·vi·va·cious·ly, adverb

un·vi·va·cious·ness, noun

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How to use vivacious in a sentence

Heidi, who had been so vivacious and alive at her mother’s funeral a little over a week earlier, looked and sounded nothing like herself.
‘I said goodbye to my sister through a computer screen’|Holly Bailey|January 2, 2021|Washington Post
She spoke with approval of the landscape, chattered vivaciously about everything, and all the while was burning with resentment.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
Toiney, on the other hand, was never backward in responding vivaciously to a friendly greeting.
A Scout of To-day|Isabel Hornibrook
His wife was walking a little ahead of us, talking vivaciously with a couple of officers.
Our Part in the Great War|Arthur Gleason

Charles Fearns, the solicitor, who practised at Hanbridge, was arguing vivaciously in a corner.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold Bennett
Into a ramshackle building on the corner of a vivaciously ugly street Lockwood led his friend in quest of the greatest artist.
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht

British Dictionary definitions for vivacious

vivacious

/ (vɪˈveɪʃəs) /

adjective

full of high spirits and animation; lively or vital

obsolete having or displaying tenacity of life

Derived forms of vivacious

vivaciously, adverbvivaciousness, noun

Word Origin for vivacious

C17: from Latin vīvax lively; see vivace

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