Lively
['laɪvlɪ] or ['laɪvli]
Definition
(adj.) filled with events or activity; 'a lively period in history' .
(adj.) full of life and energy; 'a lively discussion'; 'lively and attractive parents'; 'a lively party' .
(adj.) full of zest or vigor; 'a racy literary style' .
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Definition
(superl.) Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
(superl.) Brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth.
(superl.) Gay; airy; animated; spirited.
(superl.) Representing life; lifelike.
(superl.) Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.
(adv.) In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously.
(adv.) With strong resemblance of life.
Editor: Megan
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Active, agile, nimble, dapper, supple, brisk, alert, quick, stirring, SPRY, smart.[2]. Animated, spirited, sprightly, vivacious, airy, gay, blithe, blithesome, buoyant, joyous, frolicsome, buxom, debonair, full of life.[3]. Vivid, bright, brilliant.[4]. Vigorous, forcible, strong, nervous, glowing, sparkling, racy, piquant, impassioned.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Brisk, animated, keen, eager, blithe, alert, vivid, vivacious, quick, spirited,vigorous, sprightly, active
ANT:Lifeless, torpid, dull, inanimate, indifferent, listless, insensate
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Definition
adj. showing life: vigorous active: sprightly: spirited: vivid.—adv. vivaciously vigorously.—adv. Līve′lily.—n. Līve′liness.
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Examples
- Well, Sammy,' said the gentleman, 'I hope you'll find your spirits rose by this here lively wisit. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Altogether, ours was a lively and a picturesque procession, and drew crowded audiences to the balconies wherever we went. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I believe you are right, he replied, and yet I have always set her down as a lively girl. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- And he sat down to the piano, and rattled a lively piece of music. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- If a laughing eye with a lively light, and a face bright with beaming and healthy energy, could attest that he was better, better he certainly was. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He is lively, you are serious; but so much the better: his spirits will support yours. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The lawn was the reception room, and for several minutes a lively scene was enacted there. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The day was fresh, with a lively spring wind full of dust. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Mrs. Farebrother welcomed the guest with a lively formality and precision. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- A lively altercation between us (in which Percival, previously instructed by me, refused to interfere) served the purpose in view. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Helstone came in marching nimbly and erect, looking browner, keener, and livelier than usual. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Sydney was none the livelier and none the soberer for so much application. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- At first, such a baby could do little more than sit with him, deserting her livelier place by the high fender, and quietly watching him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I resumed a livelier vein of conversation. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- His teacher then tried the experiment himself, with a still livelier and more convincing result, whereupon he declared that he would not repeat the trial for the whole Kingdom of France. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A lively welcome and livelier reprimand were at his service. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Argument is thrown away upon him; and pity is better reserved for some person with a livelier faith. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The young lady, making an effort to recover her cheerfulness, strove to play some livelier tune; but her fingers dropped powerless over the keys. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Elizabeth took leave of the whole party in the liveliest of spirits. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- You will get on the best, but I shall have the liveliest time of it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And then trotted silently downstairs, with his shoulders in a state of the liveliest commotion. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The weather is so very bad down in Lincolnshire that the liveliest imagination can scarcely apprehend its ever being fine again. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr. Hartright is petitioning for some more music, and he wants it, this time, of the lightest and liveliest kind. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Which consideration, he said, could not but afford him the liveliest satisfaction. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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