ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Vivacity

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /vɪˈvæsɪti/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Vivacity is a noun meaning The quality or state of being vivacious.

Meaning

The quality or state of being vivacious.

Example Sentences

The one entertained me with her vivacity when I was gay, the other with her sense when I was serious.
But reposed natures may do well in youth. […] On the other side, heat and vivacity in age, is an excellent composition for business.
Some secret sorrow, or the brooding spirit of some moody passion, had quenched the light and ingenuous vivacity of youth in a countenance singularly fitted to display both […]
In the name of truth and common sense, why should not one woman acknowledge that she can take more exercise than another? or, in other words, that she has a sound constitution; and why to damp innocent vivacity, is she darkly to be told, that men will draw conclusions which she little thinks of?

Word Forms

Synonyms for vivacity

Depending on context, synonyms include liveliness, vivaciousness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include brio, life, elan, vivaciousness, vibrancy, vividness.

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