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English Dictionary: alive	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
alive adj possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary" Synonym(s): alive(p), live Antonym(s): dead (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief" having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news" Synonym(s): animated, alive Antonym(s): unanimated (followed by `to' or `of') aware of; "is alive to the moods of others" in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition" Synonym(s): active, alive(p) mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" Synonym(s): alert, alive(p), awake(p) capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" Synonym(s): alive, live
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alive \Alive"\, a. [OE. on live, AS. on l[c6]fe in life; l[c6]fe being dat. of l[c6]f life. See {Life}, and cf. {Live}, a.] 1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive. 2. In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive. 3. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged. The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive* with muskets and green boughs. --Macaulay. 4. Sprightly; lively; brisk. --Richardson. 5. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive. Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. --Falconer. 6. Of all living (by way of emphasis). Northumberland was the proudest man alive. --Clarendon. Note: Used colloquially as an intensive; as, man alive! Note: Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies.