vivacious

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous”) (with the suffix -ious), from vīvere (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/, /vɪˈveɪʃəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

vivacious (comparative more vivacious, superlative most vivacious)

1. Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
2. (obsolete) Long-lived.
3. (rare) Difficult to kill.

Further reading

• vivacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• vivacious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• vivacious at OneLook Dictionary Search