Synonyms for enlivenment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : en-lahy-vuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈlaɪ vən |
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Définition of enlivenment
Origin :- 1630s, "give life to" (enlive in same sense is from 1590s); see en- (1) "make, put in" + life + -en (1). Meaning "make lively or cheerful" is from 1690s. Related: Enlivened; enlivening.
- As in exhilaration : noun great happiness, excitement
- Fancy that, by way of enlivenment to poor Georgina after her nervous fever!
- Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Neither need it be supposed that this was the only enlivenment of their lives.
- Extract from : « The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant
- At the depots, too, we encountered a new medium of enlivenment.
- Extract from : « From the Oak to the Olive » by Julia Ward Howe
- She got to know Fox and Henrietta very well, which was a continual joy and enlivenment.
- Extract from : « Concerning Sally » by William John Hopkins
- I cannot describe the odd sense of enlivenment, of pleasure I had when I saw this new sign.
- Extract from : « The Friendly Road » by (AKA David Grayson) Ray Stannard Baker
- Her flirtatiousness was, however, sedate–in its way, 57moral–not intended to have any result beyond the enlivenment of the hour.
- Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall
- It was while traversing this bend that we witnessed a singular mirage that lent to the day all the enlivenment it had.
- Extract from : « Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled » by Hudson Stuck
- Her visitor's reception of Philippa's greeting promised little in the way of enlivenment.
- Extract from : « The Zeppelin's Passenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Antonyms for enlivenment
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