Liveliness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

general activity and motion

animation and energy in action or expression

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪvlɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪvlɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪvlɪnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪvlɪnəs/.

Examples

it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

animation sprightliness life spirit

Parts of Speech

noun	general activity and motion
noun	animation and energy in action or expression “it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it”

Word Forms

lively	adjective	filled with events or activity
spirit	verb	infuse with spirit
spiritize	verb	imbue with a spirit
sprightly	adjective	full of spirit and vitality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lebendigkeit

allgemeine Aktivität und Bewegung

🇫🇷French

vivacité

activité générale et mouvement

🇪🇸Spanish

vivacidad

actividad general y movimiento

🇮🇹Italian

vivacità

attività generale e movimento

🇳🇱Dutch

levendigheid

algemene activiteit en beweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

vivacidade

atividade geral e movimento

🇷🇺Russian

живость

общая активность и движение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जीवंतता

सामान्य गतिविधि और गति

🇧🇩Bengali

সজীবতা

সাধারণ কার্যকলাপ এবং গতি

🇮🇳Tamil

கலகலப்பு

பொது செயல்பாடு மற்றும் இயக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సజీవత

సాధారణ కార్యాచరణ మరియు కదలిక

🇮🇳Marathi

जिवंतपणा

सामान्य क्रियाकलाप आणि हालचाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવંતતા

સામાન્ય પ્રવૃત્તિ અને ગતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೀವನೋತ್ಸಾಹ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚಲನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചടുലത

പൊതുവായ പ്രവർത്തനവും ചലനവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੀਵੰਤਤਾ

ਆਮ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਅਤੇ ਗਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

زندہ دلی

عام سرگرمی اور تحریک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

热闹

一般活动和运动

🇯🇵Japanese

活気

一般的な活動と動き

🇰🇷Korean

명랑

일반적인 활동 및 동작

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sống động

hoạt động và chuyển động chung

🇹🇭Thai

ความมีชีวิตชีวา

กิจกรรมและการเคลื่อนไหวทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

keaktifan

aktivitas dan gerak umum

🇵🇭Filipino

kasiglahan

pangkalahatang aktibidad at paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

kemeriahan

aktiviti umum dan gerakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حيوية

النشاط العام والحركة

🇮🇷Persian

سرزندگی

فعالیت و حرکت عمومی

🇹🇷Turkish

canlılık

genel aktivite ve hareket

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַיוּת

פעילות כללית ותנועה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'liveliness'?

The primary meaning of 'liveliness' is 'general activity and motion'.

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Using 'liveliness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'liveliness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'liveliness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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