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- DictionaryA·live/əˈlīv/
adjective
- 1. (of a person, animal, or plant) living, not dead: "hopes of finding anyone still alive were fading" Similar livinglivehaving lifenot deadbreathingmovingvitalvigorousflourishingdynamicenergeticfunctioninganimateorganicbiologicalsentientexistingexistentinformal:in the land of the livingamong the livingalive and kickingarchaic:quickOpposite deadextinctinanimate
- ▪ continuing in existence or use: "keeping hope alive" Similar activeexistingin existenceexistentextantfunctioningin operationongoinggoing oncontinuingsurvivingpersistingremainingabidingprevalentcurrentcontemporarypresentinformal:on the mapon the agendaOpposite inactiveobsolete
- 2. (of a person or animal) alert and active; animated: "Ken comes alive when he hears his music played" Similar animatedlivelyfull of lifealertactiveenergeticvigoroussprysprightlyvitalvibrantvivaciousbuoyantexuberantebullientzestfulspiritedenthusiasticeagerbouncybubblyperkysparklinginformal:full of beansbright-eyed and bushy-tailedbright and breezysparkychirpychipperpeppyfull of vim and vigor(still) going strongpeartOpposite lethargiclifeless
- ▪ having interest and meaning: "we hope we will make history come alive for the children"
- 3. aware of and interested in; responsive to: "always alive to new ideas" Similar alert toawake toaware ofsensitive toconscious ofmindful ofheedful ofwatchful ofresponsive tofamiliar withcognizant ofapprised ofsensible ofinformal:wise tohip toOpposite unawareblind
- 4. swarming or teeming with: "in spring those cliffs are alive with auks and gulls" Similar teemingswarmingthrongedoverflowingoverrunbristlingbustlingrifeinfestedthickcrowdedpackedfull ofabounding ininformal:crawlinglousyhoppingstuffedjam-packedchockablockchock-full ofbuzzingjumpingheavinghoachinghotchingrare:pullulating
Word Origin Old Englishon līfe, literally ‘in life’.
Derivatives
- 1. aliveness noun
Scrabble Points: 8
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