vi·va·cious

[vi-vey-shuhs, vahy-]
adjective
lively; animated; gay: a vivacious folk dance.

Origin:
1635–45; vivaci(ty) + -ous

vi·va·cious·ly, adverb
vi·va·cious·ness, noun
un·vi·va·cious, adjective
un·vi·va·cious·ly, adverb
un·vi·va·cious·ness, noun


spirited, brisk.


languid.
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vivacious (vɪˈveɪʃəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  full of high spirits and animation; lively or vital
2.  obsolete having or displaying tenacity of life
 
[C17: from Latin vīvax lively; see vivace]
 
vi'vaciously
 
adv
 
vi'vaciousness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

vivacious
1640s, from L. vivax (gen. vivacis) "lively, vigorous" (see vivacity). Related: Vivaciously.
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Example sentences
Full of life alert active energetic vigorous spry vital vivacious buoyant
  exuberant zestful spirited responsive.
Among the smallest of these birds are the vivacious verdins and the sprightly
  gnat-catchers.
Yet even in such places antelope will be found, as alert and as abounding with
  vivacious life as elsewhere.
Her irrepressible optimism, sense of humor and vivacious personality have
  served her well in personal and professional life.
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