English Dictionary: vivacious | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vivacious \Vi*va"cious\ (?; 277), a. [L. v[a1]vax, -acis, fr. vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long-lived. [Obs.] Hitherto the English bishops have been vivacious almost to wonder. . . . But five died for the first twenty years of her [Queen Elizabeth's] reign. --Fuller. The faith of Christianity is far more vivacious than any mere ravishment of the imagination can ever be. --I. Taylor. 2. Sprightly in temper or conduct; lively; merry; as, a vivacious poet. [bd]Vivacious nonsense.[b8] --V. Knox. 3. (Bot.) Living through the winter, or from year to year; perennial. [R.] Syn: Sprightly; active; animated; sportive; gay; merry; jocund; light-hearted. -- {Vi*va"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Vi*va"cious*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vivacious \Vi*va"cious\ (?; 277), a. [L. v[a1]vax, -acis, fr. vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long-lived. [Obs.] Hitherto the English bishops have been vivacious almost to wonder. . . . But five died for the first twenty years of her [Queen Elizabeth's] reign. --Fuller. The faith of Christianity is far more vivacious than any mere ravishment of the imagination can ever be. --I. Taylor. 2. Sprightly in temper or conduct; lively; merry; as, a vivacious poet. [bd]Vivacious nonsense.[b8] --V. Knox. 3. (Bot.) Living through the winter, or from year to year; perennial. [R.] Syn: Sprightly; active; animated; sportive; gay; merry; jocund; light-hearted. -- {Vi*va"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Vi*va"cious*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vivacious \Vi*va"cious\ (?; 277), a. [L. v[a1]vax, -acis, fr. vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long-lived. [Obs.] Hitherto the English bishops have been vivacious almost to wonder. . . . But five died for the first twenty years of her [Queen Elizabeth's] reign. --Fuller. The faith of Christianity is far more vivacious than any mere ravishment of the imagination can ever be. --I. Taylor. 2. Sprightly in temper or conduct; lively; merry; as, a vivacious poet. [bd]Vivacious nonsense.[b8] --V. Knox. 3. (Bot.) Living through the winter, or from year to year; perennial. [R.] Syn: Sprightly; active; animated; sportive; gay; merry; jocund; light-hearted. -- {Vi*va"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Vi*va"cious*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vivisect \Viv"i*sect`\, v. t. To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive. [Colloq.] --Pop. Sci. Monthly. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vivisection \Viv`i*sec"tion\, n. [L. vivus alive + E. section: cf. F. vivisection. See {Vivid}, and {Section}.] The dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of making physiological investigations. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vivisectional \Viv`i*sec"tion*al\, a. Of or pertaining to vivisection. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vivisectionist \Viv`i*sec"tion*ist\, n. One who practices or advocates vivisection; a vivisector. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vivisector \Viv`i*sec"tor\, n. A vivisectionist. |