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VIVACIOUS
vibrant, vivacious
(adjective) vigorous and animated; “a vibrant group that challenged the system”; “a charming and vivacious hostess”; “a vivacious folk dance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
vivacious (comparative more vivacious, superlative most vivacious)
Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
(obsolete) Long-lived.
(rare) Difficult to kill.
Synonyms
• (lively and animated): animated, bubbly, ebullient, high-spirited, lively, vibrant, exciting
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*va"cious, a. Etym: [L. vĂvax, -acis, fr. vivere to live. See Vivid.]
1. Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long-lived. [Obs.] Hitherto the English bishops have been vivacious almost to wonder. . . . But five died for the first twenty years of her [Queen Elizabeth's] reign. Fuller. The faith of Christianity is far more vivacious than any mere ravishment of the imagination can ever be. I. Taylor.
2. Sprightly in temper or conduct; lively; merry; as, a vivacious poet. "Vivacious nonsense." V. Knox.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Living through the winter, or from year to year; perennial. [R.]
Syn.
– Sprightly; active; animated; sportive; gay; merry; jocund; light- hearted.
– Vi*va"cious*ly, adv.
– Vi*va"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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