vivacious
lively and animated
TRANSLATION
vivacious = lebhaft, temperamentvoll --- GOOGLE INDEX vivacious: approximately 5,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Critics have celebrated the film’s unflinching honesty about the VIVACIOUS, clever, troubled star, but it is without a doubt a difficult viewing experience.
(Forbes magazine)
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Petite and VIVACIOUS, she is one of those rare women who always manage to look both casually dressed and meticulously put together.
(Salon magazine)
(Forbes magazine)
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Petite and VIVACIOUS, she is one of those rare women who always manage to look both casually dressed and meticulously put together.
(Salon magazine)
Did you
know?
vivacious
adjective
- attractively lively and animated
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Although technically neutral, the adjective vivacious is more often than not applied to women. It once was a favourite description of Hollywood starlets, from Marilyn Monroe and Mae West, to Sophia Loren and Vivien Leigh.
With the advent of gender equality, vivacious can now describe women, men and also things. A style of fashion might be considered vivacious because it is unusual and colourful for instance. A stage play could be vivacious if it's full of action and lively characters. A bustling, very busy and popular restaurant? Why not call it vivacious?
The term vivacious stems from the Latin "vivax," meaning lively, and from "vivere," to live and ultimately from the Latin noun "vivacitas" (vital force, liveliness). The "ous" ending is a common suffix for forming adjectives. Below are a few other examples:
- audacious (from the noun audacity) = willing to take risks or offend people (His plan to take over the company was audacious)
- ingenious = very intelligent and skilful (We're lucky to have a team of such ingenious engineers)
- loquacious = very talkative (He was not his usually loquacious self today)
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SYNONYMS
animated, bouncy, bubbly, cheerful, ebullient, effervescent, exuberant, gay, high-spirited, upbeat, vibrant
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"The vivacious cabin crew made the flight very enjoyable."
adjective
- attractively lively and animated
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Although technically neutral, the adjective vivacious is more often than not applied to women. It once was a favourite description of Hollywood starlets, from Marilyn Monroe and Mae West, to Sophia Loren and Vivien Leigh.
With the advent of gender equality, vivacious can now describe women, men and also things. A style of fashion might be considered vivacious because it is unusual and colourful for instance. A stage play could be vivacious if it's full of action and lively characters. A bustling, very busy and popular restaurant? Why not call it vivacious?
The term vivacious stems from the Latin "vivax," meaning lively, and from "vivere," to live and ultimately from the Latin noun "vivacitas" (vital force, liveliness). The "ous" ending is a common suffix for forming adjectives. Below are a few other examples:
- audacious (from the noun audacity) = willing to take risks or offend people (His plan to take over the company was audacious)
- ingenious = very intelligent and skilful (We're lucky to have a team of such ingenious engineers)
- loquacious = very talkative (He was not his usually loquacious self today)
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SYNONYMS
animated, bouncy, bubbly, cheerful, ebullient, effervescent, exuberant, gay, high-spirited, upbeat, vibrant
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The vivacious cabin crew made the flight very enjoyable."
