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How does the adjective vivacious contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of vivacious are animated, gay, lively, and sprightly. While all these words mean "keenly alive and spirited," vivacious suggests an activeness of gesture and wit, often playful or alluring.

a vivacious party host

When is animated a more appropriate choice than vivacious?

Although the words animated and vivacious have much in common, animated applies to what is spirited and active.

an animated discussion of current events

Where would gay be a reasonable alternative to vivacious?

The words gay and vivacious are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, gay stresses complete freedom from care and overflowing spirits.

the gay spirit of Paris in the 1920s

When is it sensible to use lively instead of vivacious?

While in some cases nearly identical to vivacious, lively suggests briskness, alertness, or energy.

a lively debate on the issues

When could sprightly be used to replace vivacious?

The synonyms sprightly and vivacious are sometimes interchangeable, but sprightly suggests lightness and spirited vigor of manner or wit.

a tuneful, sprightly musical

Examples of vivacious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Astrologically, Mercury in Libra is energizing your vivacious fifth house of creativity and self-expression while Jupiter journeys through your sign, surrounding you with abundance and opportunity. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 When Dench’s character, a vivacious lady novelist, urges her to breathe deeply the Tuscan air, Smith gives a feeble attempt and immediately applies a handkerchief to her face in disgust. Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2024 The pop superstar is getting a lot of fan love on social media for the vivacious look, with some pointing out that the yellow plaid is giving Clueless vibes thanks to Cher Horowitz’s iconic miniskirt-plus-blazer set in a similar pattern from the 1995 classic teen comedy. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 At New York’s vivacious club, the Georgia Room, red light filled the room as attendees walked inside. Devine Blacksher, Essence, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vivacious 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'vivacious.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

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“Vivacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vivacious. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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