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vivaciousness

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vi⋅va⋅cious

  [vi-vey-shuhs, vahy-]
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–adjective
lively; animated; gay: a vivacious folk dance.
Origin:
1635–45; vivaci(ty) + -ous

Related forms:
vi⋅va⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
vi⋅va⋅cious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
spirited, brisk.

Antonyms:
languid.
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vi·va·cious   (vĭ-vā'shəs, vī-)   
adj.  Full of animation and spirit; lively: a charming and vivacious host.

[From Latin vīvāx, vīvāc-, from vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
vi·va'cious·ly adv., vi·va'cious·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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