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, 28 e)

Translations

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “vivacious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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