Definitions of lively [ˈlaɪv li]

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Definition of 'lively'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) lively
full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk:
a lively discussion.

2.  lively
animated; spirited, vivacious, or sprightly:
a lively tune; a lively wit.

3.  lively
eventful, stirring, or exciting:
The opposition gave us a lively time.

4.  lively
bustling with activity; astir:
The marketplace was lively with vendors.

5.  lively
strong, keen, or distinct; vivid:
a lively recollection.

6.  lively
striking, telling, or effective, as an expression or instance.

7.  lively
vivid or bright, as color or light:
a lively pink.

8.  lively
sparkling, as wines.

9.  lively
fresh or invigorating, as air:
a lively breeze.

10.  lively
rebounding quickly; resilient:
a lively tennis ball.

11. (adv.) lively
with briskness, vigor, or animation; briskly:
to step lively.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE līflīc vital)

Definition of 'lively'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) lively
full of life and energy
"a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

2. (adj) lively, racy
full of zest or vigor
"a racy literary style"

3. (adj) alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
quick and energetic
"a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

4. (adj) bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy
elastic; rebounds readily
"clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

5. (adj) lively
filled with events or activity
"a lively period in history"

6. (adj) full of life, lively, vital
full of spirit
"a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

Definition of 'lively'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) lively
energetic and enthusiastic
a lively little boy; a lively debate/discussion

2. lively
full of people and activity
a lively beach resort

Definition of 'lively'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) lively
in a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously

2. (adverb) lively
with strong resemblance of life

3.  lively
endowed with or manifesting life; living

4.  lively
brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth

5.  lively
gay; airy; animated; spirited

6.  lively
representing life; lifelike

7.  lively
bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous

Translation of 'lively'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: active; full of life, high spirits or movement She took a lively interest in us; The music is bright and lively.
Afrikaans: lewendig	Arabic: حَيَوي، مُفْعَم بالحَياه	Bulgarian: жив
Brazilian: alegre	Czech: živý; řízný	German: lebhaft
Danish: levende; livlig	Greek: ζωηρός, ζωντανός, δραστήρ	Spanish: alegre, vivo, lleno de vi
Estonian: elav	Farsi: فعال؛ سرزنده	Finnish: eloisa
French: plein d'entrain	Hebrew: מָלֵא חַיִים	Hindi: फुर्तीला, सजीव, सक्रिय
Croatian: živahno, živo	Hungarian: élénk	Indonesian: bersemangat
Icelandic: líflegur, fjörugur	Italian: vivo, vivace	Japanese: 生き生きした
Korean: 활기찬	Lithuanian: gyvas, guvus	Latvian: možs; mundrs; straujš; dz
Malay: rancak	Dutch: levendig	Norwegian: livlig, sprelsk
Polish: żywy, wesoły	Persian: فعال؛ سرزنده	Pashto: فعال او د يو كار د كولو م
Portuguese: alegre	Romanian: viu; plin de viaţă	Russian: живой; бодрый
Slovak: živý	Slovenian: živahen	Serbian: živahan
Swedish: livlig	Thai: กระตือรือร้น	Turkish: canlı, hareketli
Taiwanese: 活躍的，熱烈的，輕快活潑的	Ukrainian: живий; веселий	Urdu: پر جوش
Vietnamese: rất; sống động	Chinese: 活泼的，活跃的，栩栩如生的，真实的
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