vivacious
15
7.0
- adjective
- /vɪˈveɪʃəs/
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- Claire is a very vivacious woman who lights up any room she enters.
So I thought, hmm, he's this young, vivacious, handsome, violin playing father.
- So I thought, hmm, he's this young, vivacious, handsome, violin playing father.
- She was that vivacious, you know, that vivacious character.
- And this lady was flamboyant, very vivacious and very, you know, you know, very talkative like this flaming almost.
Examples
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You're intelligent and vivacious and opinionated.
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After a hundred-year nap, she's rejuvenated, vivacious, ready for life.
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Far better if I had been pretty, vivacious, found a husband, and married young.
Fiction book (1999) -
And do try and be a little more vivacious.
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Claire is a very vivacious woman.
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I thought the stress was hurting my baby, but she is so vivacious, curious, and smart.
Blog text (29) -
And so he's meeting this, this very intelligent, you know, vivacious woman.
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Irene was attractive and vivacious enough, even at forty.
Fiction book (1995) -
Scarlett's just high-spirited and vivacious.
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She was vivacious.
Synonyms
111
1.3
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
81
4.1
Full of energy and activity that makes people feel excited
79
1.6
Full of fun and energy and liking jokes or games
30
3.8
Full of energy and enthusiasm
12
3.9
Happy and friendly in a lively, joking way
10
6.3
Lively and cheerful in a confident, stylish way
6
3.9
Full of energy and excitement
5
7.1
Having lively, cheerful energy that makes others feel excited
5
3.7
Full of lively energy and cheer
2
4.1
Full of energy and enthusiasm that excites others
2
3.1
Feeling happy and full of energy
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4.1
Full of energy and enthusiasm
Antonyms
How Lively
Surface Forms
Morphology
vivacious = vivacity (semi-transparent) = vivac + ious
The adjective is formed with the productive suffix '-ious' meaning 'full of', but the stem 'vivac' is not a standalone modern English word; learners familiar with 'vivacity' or the Latin 'viv-' sense will find the relation helpful, while others may not.
Etymology
The word vivacious comes from the Latin root viv- meaning 'to live', the same root you see in vivid and revive. So vivacious means 'full of life' and describes someone who is very lively and energetic.