vivacity
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the quality or condition of being vivacious |
| 2. | rare (often plural) a vivacious act or expression |
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Word Origin & History
vivacity
early 15c., from L. vivacitatem (nom. vivacitas) "vital force, liveliness," from vivax (gen. vivacis) "lively," also "long-lived," from vivere "to live" (see vital).
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Example sentences
The weight of the thought is equalled by the vivacity of the expression, and it cheers as well as teaches.
Piedmontese blood gave him the vivacity and warmth of soul peculiar to that people.
And while saying that he crossed his hands in his lap and jumped up and down several times, with the vivacity peculiar to him.
His fluid silk dresses are known for their vivacity and saucy chic.
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