adj.

1. Having life; living. See synonyms at living.
2. In existence or operation; active: keep your hopes alive.
3. Full of living or moving things; abounding: a pool alive with trout.
4. Full of activity or animation; lively: a face alive with mischief.

idiom:

alive to

1. Aware of; sensitive to: alive to the moods of others.

[Middle English : a-, in a specified state; see a–² + live, life (from Old English līf; see life).]

aliveness a·live'ness n.

adjective

1. Having existence or life: around, existent, existing, extant, living. See live/die.
2. Marked by or exhibiting life: animate, animated, live, living, vital. See live/die.
3. In action or full operation: active, functioning, going, operating, operative, running, working. See action/inaction, awareness/unawareness.
4. Full of animation and activity: replete, rife. See big/small/amount, rich/poor.
5. Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and perception: awake, aware, cognizant, sensible, sentient, wise. Slang hip. Idioms: on to. See knowledge/ignorance.

Idioms beginning with alive:
alive and kicking
alive to
alive with

See also come alive; eat someone alive; look alive; more dead than alive; skin alive.

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adj

Definition: being active, full of life
Antonyms: dispirited, dull, lifeless, morose, sluggish, spiritless

adj

Definition: existing; animate
Antonyms: dead, deceased, inanimate, lifeless

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Having life or vigor or spirit adj. - Capable of erupting.

These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. — Gilbert Highet

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - levende, i live

idioms:

• alive and kicking    i fuld vigør, spillevende
• alive and well    l live, virksom, aktiv
• alive to    klar over, opmærksom på
• alive with    vrimlende af, myldrende med
• bring alive    vække til live
• come alive    komme til live
• keep oneself alive with    holde sig i live ved at, holde sig i live ved

Nederlands (Dutch)
levend(ig), actueel

Français (French)
adj. - vivant, en vie, vif, au monde, (fig) vivant, sensible à, grouillant de

idioms:

• alive and kicking    (être) bien en vie, (être) plein de vie
• alive and well    (être) en vie et en bonne santé
• alive to    (être) sensible à
• alive with    être grouillant de
• bring alive    animer (une réunion), faire revivre
• come alive    se réveiller, s'animer
• keep oneself alive with    vivre de, satisfaire ses intérêts/ses goûts (fam)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lebend, lebendig, (electr.) eingeschaltet, Strom führend

idioms:

• alive and kicking    gesund und munter
• alive and well    noch am Leben
• alive to    interessiert sein an
• alive with    wimmelnd von
• bring alive    etwas mit Leben füllen
• come alive    wieder aufleben
• keep oneself alive with    leben von, sich ernähren von

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζωντανός, εν ζωή, ζωηρός, βρίθων, γεμάτος

idioms:

• alive and kicking    (καθομ.) ακμαιότατος
• alive and well    υγιής, που ζει και βασιλεύει
• alive to    που έχει συναίσθηση
• alive with    γεμάτος/βρίθων από
• bring alive    ζωντανεύω, αναδεικνύω
• come alive    ζωντανεύω
• keep oneself alive with    κρατιέμαι ζωντανός με

Italiano (Italian)
vivo, animato, attento

idioms:

• alive and kicking    vivo e vegeto
• alive and well    in ottima salute
• bring it alive    rendere vivo
• come alive    risvegliarsi
• eats you alive    ti mangia vivo
• keep oneself alive with    nutrirsi di
• skin someone alive    scuoiare vivo qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vivo, com vida, animado

idioms:

• alive and kicking    vivo e ativo
• alive and well    vivo e passando bem
• bring alive    dar vida
• come alive    reviver, animar(-se)
• eats you alive    derrotá-lo com facilidade (em uma discussão ou competição)
• keep oneself alive with    manter-se vivo com
• skin someone alive    esfolar alguém vivo, castigar com dureza

Русский (Russian)
живой

idioms:

• alive and kicking    жив и здоров
• alive and well    живой и здоровый
• bring alive    принеси живым, воодушевить
• come alive    быть оживленным
• eats you alive    тебя гложет, мучает
• keep oneself alive with    поддерживать себя чем-то
• skin someone alive    заживо содрать кожу

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vivo, viviente, activo, energético, animado

idioms:

• alive and kicking    vivito y coleando
• alive and well    sano y salvo
• alive to    sensible a, despierto para
• alive with    lleno de inquietudes, hormigueante
• bring alive    reanimar, resucitar
• come alive    cobrar vida
• keep oneself alive with    vivir de

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vid liv, livlig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
活泼的, 活著的, 敏感的

idioms:

• alive and kicking    活蹦乱跳的
• alive and well    活泼而健康
• alive to    注意到, 意识到
• alive with    充满
• bring alive    使恢复活力, 使充满生气
• come alive    活跃起来
• keep oneself alive with    靠...活着

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 活潑的, 活著的, 敏感的

idioms:

• alive and kicking    活蹦亂跳的
• alive and well    活潑而健康
• alive to    注意到, 意識到
• alive with    充滿
• bring alive    使恢復活力, 使充滿生氣
• come alive    活躍起來
• keep oneself alive with    靠...活著

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 살아 있는, 민감한, 떼지어 있는

idioms:

• alive to    ~에 민감하여, ~을 눈치 채어
• alive with    ~으로 가득 차서
• bring alive    생생하게 하다
• come alive    살아나다
• keep oneself alive with    ~를 활기차게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生きている, 現存の, 生き生きして, 活動して, にぎわって, 敏感で, 気がついて, 生きて

idioms:

• alive and kicking    元気でぴんぴんして
• alive and well    非常に元気である
• be eaten alive    ひどく非難する
• come alive    生き返る, 本物に見える
• eats you alive    邪魔をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) على قيد الحياه, ناشط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בחיים, חי, פעיל, עירני, מלא, שורץ, טעון זרם חשמלי‬

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Bee-alive	bee alive
baby alive	dead or alive