vivacious
English
WOTD – 7 August 2007
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous”)[1] (with the suffix -ious), from vīvere (“to live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/, /vɪˈveɪʃəs/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/bio-' title='bio-'>bio-</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/biology' title='biology'>biology</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/quick' title='quick'>quick</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vital' title='vital'>vital</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vitality' title='vitality'>vitality</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/viva' title='viva'>viva</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivacious' title='vivacious'>vivacious</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivacity' title='vivacity'>vivacity</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivarium' title='vivarium'>vivarium</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivid' title='vivid'>vivid</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/vivisection' title='vivisection'>vivisection</a>
Translations
lively and animated
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long-lived
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References
- “vivacious” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Further reading
- vivacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vivacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- vivacious at OneLook Dictionary Search
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