vivacious

English
WOTD – 7 August 2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous”)[1] (with the suffix -ious), from vīvere (“to live”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/, /vɪˈveɪʃəs/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

vivacious (comparative more vivacious, superlative most vivacious)

  1. Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
  2. (obsolete) Long-lived.
  3. (rare) Difficult to kill.

Synonyms

Derived terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeyh₃-‎ (0 c, 26 e)

Translations

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “vivacious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading
  • 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
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