vivacious
lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
Origin of vivacious
1Other words for vivacious
Opposites for vivacious
Other words from vivacious
- vi·va·cious·ly, adverb
- vi·va·cious·ness, noun
- un·vi·va·cious, adjective
- un·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 PostShe spoke with approval of the landscape, chattered vivaciously about everything, and all the while was burning with resentment.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesToiney, on the other hand, was never backward in responding vivaciously to a friendly greeting.
A Scout of To-day | Isabel HornibrookHis wife was walking a little ahead of us, talking vivaciously with a couple of officers.
Our Part in the Great War | Arthur GleasonCharles 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
/ (vɪˈveɪʃəs) /
full of high spirits and animation; lively or vital
obsolete having or displaying tenacity of life
Origin of vivacious
1Derived forms of vivacious
- vivaciously, adverb
- vivaciousness, noun
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