adj.

Full of animation and spirit; lively: a charming and vivacious host.

[From Latin vīvāx, vīvāc-, from vīvere, to live.]

vivaciously vi·va'cious·ly adv.
vivaciousness vi·va'cious·ness n.

adjective

Very brisk, alert, and full of high spirits: animated, bouncy, chipper, dashing, high-spirited, lively, pert, spirited. Informal peppy. Idioms: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of life. See action/inaction.

adj

Definition: lively, spirited
Antonyms: boring, dispirited, dull, unattractive, unhappy

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IN BRIEF: Lively and high-spirited.

A racehorse is usually vivacious as it is led to the starting gate.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - levende, livlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
levendig, overblijvend (plant)

Français (French)
adj. - plein de vivacité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lebhaft, munter

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζωηρός, ζωντανός, εύθυμος, κεφάτος, (φυτολ.) πολυετής

Italiano (Italian)
animato, vivace

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vivaz, animado

Русский (Russian)
бодрый, многолетний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vivaz, vivo, vivaracho

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - livlig, pigg

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
活泼的, 多年生的, 快活的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 活潑的, 多年生的, 快活的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생기가 넘치는, 쾌활한, 장수하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 活発な, 陽気な, 多年生の, 快活な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يتدفق حيويه ونشاطا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליז, שופע חיים, מלא התלהבות, תוסס‬

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