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vivacious

adjective · /vəˈveɪʃəs/ · Level 3 · Advanced

What does vivacious mean?

vivacious (adjective): vigorous and animated.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you use vivacious in a sentence?

How do you pronounce vivacious?

/vəˈveɪʃəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

Where does vivacious come from?

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

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What are synonyms of vivacious?

Words related to vivacious

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “vivacious” mean?

susceptible to attack

Not quite: that's what vulnerable means.

currently in progress

Not quite: that's what underway means.

not likely to be true

Not quite: that's what improbable means.

vigorous and animated

Right! That's what “vivacious” means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “vivacious”?

jealous

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neutral

Not quite: neutral means something else.

vibrant

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diverse

Not quite: diverse means something else.

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