What does lively mean?

Definitions for lively
ˈlaɪv lilive·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. livelyadjective

    full of life and energy

    "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

  2. lively, racyadjective

    full of zest or vigor

    "a racy literary style"

  3. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippyadjective

    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. bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springyadjective

    elastic; rebounds readily

    "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

  5. livelyadjective

    filled with events or activity

    "a lively period in history"

  6. full of life, lively, vitaladjective

    full of spirit

    "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Livelyadjective

    Etymology: live and like.

    But wherefore comes old Manoa in such haste,
    With youthful steps? much livelier than ere while
    He seems; supposing here to find his son,
    Or of him bringing to us some glad news? John Milton, Ag.

    Form’d by thy converse, happily to steer
    From grave to gay, from lively to severe. Alexander Pope.

    Since a true knowledge of nature gives us pleasure, a lively imitation of it in poetry or painting must produce a much greater. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

    His faith must be not only living, but lively too; it must be brightened and stirred up by a particular exercise of those virtues specifically requisite to a due performance of this duty. Robert South, Sermons.

    The colours of the prism are manifestly more full, intense and lively, than those of natural bodies. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

    Imprint upon their minds, by proper arguments and reflections, a lively persuasion of the certainty of a future state. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

  2. Livelily, Livelyadverb

    They brought their men to the slough, who discharging lively almost close to the face of the enemy, did much amaze them. John Hayward.

    That part of poetry must needs be best, which describes most lively our actions and passions, our virtues and our vices. John Dryden, State of Innocence. Pref. to his.

ChatGPT

  1. lively

    Lively refers to something or someone that is full of life, energy or activity. It can also mean animated, spirited, vivacious or vibrant. It often indicates liveliness of a place, discussions, events or atmosphere filled with energy, enthusiasm, or excitement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lively

    endowed with or manifesting life; living

  2. Lively

    brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth

  3. Lively

    gay; airy; animated; spirited

  4. Lively

    representing life; lifelike

  5. Lively

    bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous

  6. Livelyadverb

    in a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously

  7. Livelyadverb

    with strong resemblance of life

Wikidata

  1. Lively

    Lively is the fifth album by the North Carolina band Arrogance, released in 1981. It was recorded live in March 1981 around various clubs in North Carolina. Most of these songs were unreleased at the time of its release, although a few existed as singles or B-Sides. Some also existed as unreleased demos. In its initial release, a bonus "Dog Breath" EP was included, which featured six 1960s cover songs such as "Born to Be Wild." This would be their final record until the release of 2002's The 5'11" Record.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lively

    līv′li, adj. showing life: vigorous, active: sprightly: spirited: vivid.—adv. vivaciously, vigorously.—adv. Līve′lily.—n. Līve′liness.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. lively

    To lift lightly to the sea; as a boat, &c.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LIVELY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lively is ranked #3279 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lively surname appeared 11,026 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Lively.

    87.9% or 9,695 total occurrences were White.
    6.7% or 749 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 258 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 203 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 62 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 60 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'lively' in Adjectives Frequency: #742

Anagrams for lively »

  1. evilly

  2. vilely

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lively in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lively in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lively in a Sentence

  1. Armando Iannucci:

    There's so much of a debate at the moment about what Britain is and what Britain is not and how it's excluding and how it's isolating itself, i wanted to celebrate what I feel Britain is, which is something much more lively and vibrant and cheery - the comedy heritage, the literary heritage, the variety, the arts.

  2. Eva Schloss:

    Anne Frank was a very lively girl and always wanted to draw a lot of people around her and wanted to be the centre of attention.

  3. College President Chris Gibson:

    We are on the path to relegating the COVID-19 scourge to endemic status. In the meantime, we must respect the risks and appropriately adapt to the current climate given the arrival of the omicron variant, reflecting on this past fall, we experienced a safe and lively semester, which offered confirmation that our approach to the virus and our commitment to the Siena experience is working. Looking ahead to the spring, I expect the same vibrant atmosphere guided largely by the same protocol that facilitated our successful fall term.

  4. Benjamin Pavard:

    We are ready for Peru, even if we know that it's going to be a tough game. They are fast and lively, they will have a huge desire to win after losing their first game so it won't be easy.

  5. Patrick Bateman:

    Trying to fuck you is like trying to French kiss a very small and lively gerbil. With braces.

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