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Grammar : Adj
Spell : vi-vey-shuhs, vahy-
Phonetic Transcription : vɪˈveɪ ʃəs, vaɪ-



Definition of vivacious

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin vivax (genitive vivacis) "lively, vigorous" (see vivacity). Related: Vivaciously.
  • adj lively, spirited
Example sentences :
  • And then she was on the sidewalk, her face, upturned to his, vivacious with excitement.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • My mother's imagination was as vivacious, but not as tenacious as my own.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • At this Pierre could not refrain from a dolorous and vivacious interruption.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Like the people about her she was vivacious, but her vivacity was tragic—she had not come here to be gay.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Lulie laughed and chatted and was engagingly charming and vivacious.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • They were vivacious damsels and their conversation and laughter were by no means subdued.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • But the other prisoner is vivacious, and even his vivacity is dreary.
  • Extract from : « Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The Frenchman drank a little and slowly, and was merry and vivacious.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Detroit » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • If you are original and vivacious hosts, your guests will have a jolly time.
  • Extract from : « The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book » by Various
  • They are useful, good-looking, piquant, tasteful and vivacious.
  • Extract from : « Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations » by William Howe

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