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vivacious

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /vaɪˈveɪ.ʃəs/
  • /vəˈveɪ.ʃəs/
  • /vɪˈveɪ.ʃəs/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃəs
  • CMU ARPABET: V AH0 V EY1 SH AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Lively and animated; full of life and energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Long-lived.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Difficult to kill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

vigorous and animated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a vibrant group that challenged the system
  • a charming and vivacious hostess
  • a vivacious folk dance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vibrant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous”) + -acious, from vīvere (“to live”).

Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: жив (živ) — lively and animated
  • Bulgarian: оживен (oživen) — lively and animated
  • Catalan: vivaç — lively and animated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 活潑 /活泼 (huópo) — lively and animated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精神 (jīngshen) — lively and animated
  • Czech: čilý — lively and animated
  • Czech: čiperný — lively and animated
  • Czech: živý — lively and animated
  • Dutch: levendig — lively and animated
  • Finnish: eloisa — lively and animated
  • Finnish: pirteä — lively and animated
  • French: vivace — lively and animated
  • Galician: vivaz — lively and animated
  • Georgian: ცოცხალი (cocxali) — lively and animated
  • Georgian: ცხოველი (cxoveli) — lively and animated
  • Georgian: სიცოცხლისმოყვარული (sicocxlismoq̇varuli) — lively and animated
  • Georgian: მხიარული (mxiaruli) — lively and animated
  • German: lebhaft — lively and animated
  • Irish: móraigeanta — lively and animated
  • Italian: vivace — lively and animated
  • Latin: vīvāx — lively and animated
  • Latvian: spirgts — lively and animated
  • Latvian: žirgts — lively and animated
  • Latvian: možs — lively and animated
  • Latvian: mundrs — lively and animated
  • Macedonian: жив (živ) — lively and animated
  • Macedonian: ве́сел (vésel) — lively and animated
  • Macedonian: по́движен (pódvižen) — lively and animated
  • Māori: ngangahau — lively and animated
  • Persian: سرزنده (sarzende) — lively and animated
  • Portuguese: vivaz — lively and animated
  • Russian: живо́й (živój) — lively and animated
  • Russian: оживлённый (oživljónnyj) — lively and animated
  • Russian: жизнерадостный (žizneradostnyj) — lively and animated
  • Serbo-Croatian: živahan — lively and animated
  • Spanish: vivaz — lively and animated
  • Swedish: livfull — lively and animated
  • Swedish: livlig — lively and animated
  • Turkish: hayat dolu — lively and animated
  • Ottoman Turkish: دینج (dinc) — lively and animated
  • Bulgarian: дълговечен (dǎlgovečen) — long-lived
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長命 /长命 (chángmìng) — long-lived
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長久 /长久 (chángjiǔ) — long-lived
  • Finnish: pitkäikäinen — long-lived
  • Georgian: მრავალწლიანი (mravalc̣liani) — long-lived
  • German: langlebig — long-lived
  • Latin: vīvāx — long-lived
  • Macedonian: долго́вечен (dolgóvečen) — long-lived
  • Russian: многоле́тний (mnogolétnij) — long-lived
  • Serbo-Croatian: dugovječan — long-lived
  • Serbo-Croatian: dugovjek — long-lived
  • Spanish: vivaz — long-lived
  • Chinese Mandarin: 很難殺死 /很难杀死 (hěn nán shāsǐ) — difficult to kill
  • Czech: vytrvalý — difficult to kill
  • Finnish: sitkeähenkinen — difficult to kill
  • German: langlebig — difficult to kill
  • Latin: vīvāx — difficult to kill
  • Macedonian: жи́лав (žílav) — difficult to kill
  • Macedonian: и́здржлив (ízdržliv) — difficult to kill
  • Russian: живучий (živučij) — difficult to kill