Meaning
6 sensesFull of life; energetic, vivacious.
lebhaft, lebendig, munter
оживлённыйoživljónnyj, живойživoj, искристыйiskristyj
жва́вийžvávyj
full of spirit; full of life
Bright, glowing, vivid; strong, vigorous.
жва́вийžvávyj
Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass.
пе́нистыйpénistyj
(archaic)Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
c. 1600, Philemon Holland chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively flowers and leaves
full of life and energy
(archaic)Representing life; lifelike.
(archaic)Airy; animated; spirited.
Examples
74 sentencesTom is lively.
Том енергійний.
This is a very lively place.
ruЭто очень оживлённое место.
It was a very lively debate.
We had a lively party last night.
My grandfather is 90 years old and very lively.
ruМоему деду девяносто лет, и он полон жизни.
deMein Großvater ist 90 Jahre alt und sehr gesund.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lyvely, lifly, from Old English līflīċ (“living, lively, long-lived, nFrom Middle English lyvely, lifly, from Old English līflīċ (“living, lively, long-lived, necessary to life, vital”), from Proto-West Germanic *lībalīk (“living, lively”), equivalent to life + -ly. Cognate with Scots lively, lifely (“of or pertaining to life, vital, living, life-like”), Old High German līblīh (“living, animated”), German leiblich (“bodily, corporeal”). Doublet of lifely and lifelike.
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Forms
livelier, liveliestSynonyms
25 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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