vivacious
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous”)[1] (with the suffix -ious), from vīvere (“to live”).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/, /vɪˈveɪʃəs/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
AdjectiveEdit
vivacious (comparative more vivacious, superlative most vivacious)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
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TranslationsEdit
lively and animated
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long-lived
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difficult to kill
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “vivacious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further readingEdit
- “vivacious” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “vivacious” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- vivacious at OneLook Dictionary Search