vivacity

[ vi-vas-i-tee, vahy- ]
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noun,plural vi·vac·i·ties for 1.
  1. the quality or state of being vivacious.

  2. liveliness; animation; sprightliness: a people noted for their vivacity.

  1. a vivacious act or statement.

Origin of vivacity

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin vīvācitās, equivalent to vīvāc- (stem of vīvāx long-lived, lively, equivalent to vīv(us) alive (see vital) + -āx adj. suffix) + -i--i- + -tās-ty2

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British Dictionary definitions for vivacity

vivacity

/ (vɪˈvæsɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the quality or condition of being vivacious

  2. (often plural) rare a vivacious act or expression

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