lively
lively (līv′lē)
adjective -·lier, -·li·est
- full of life; active; vigorous
- full of spirit; exciting; animated a lively debate
- showing or inspiring liveliness; cheerful
- moving quickly and lightly, as a dance
- brisk a lively breeze
- vivid; keen; intense lively colors
- ☆ bounding back with, or having, great resilience a lively ball
adverb -·lier, -·li·est
in a lively manner
lively
modif.
Energetic
active, vigorous, energetic, brisk, industrious, vital, full of life, quick, nimble, spry, snappy*, peppy*, zippy*; see also active 1, 2.Spirited
animated, spirited, vivacious, sprightly, gay, cheerful, perky, jaunty, high-spirited, in high spirits, bubbly, effervescent, bouncy, buoyant, frisky, cheery, exuberant, ebullient, sparkling, zestful, chipper*, chirpy*, zingy*; see also happy 1, sprightly.Stimulating
rousing, provocative, invigorating, stimulating; see exciting, stimulating.
lively implies being full of life and energy and suggests an active or vigorous quality a lively dance, a lively talk; animated is applied to that which is made alive or bright and suggests a spirited quality an animated face, an animated discussion; vivacious and sprightly imply buoyancy of spirit or sparkling brightness, vivacious also suggesting liveliness a vivacious manner, and sprightly, cheerfulness or vigor a sprightly tune; gay suggests lightheartedness and unrestrained good spirits in gay spirits
Modifying Another Word
- fairly: This is obviously a fairly lively church, thanks to a population much larger than most Suffolk parishes.
- pretty: Max is still pretty lively for his age and loves people and cuddles.
- very: Match Report By: Dave A very lively start from both teams with the best of the initial chances falling to the home team.
- exceptionally: Corpus is recognized in Oxford as an exceptionally lively center of literary studies.
- extremely: The tone of the organ is typical of the period - extremely lively, almost brutal.
- quite: The coast path approaching Talland Talland Bay Talland Bay The walk down to Talland itself is quite lively.
Preposition: at
- night: It will ensure the place is lively at night and deter undesirables from coming into the area.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- keep: Debut deck demons Funk The Lordz were set the challenge of keeping the vibes lively between the bands.
- make: The number of students and a constant stream of visitors from all over the world make the city lively throughout the year.
Modifies a noun
- nightlife: Bodrum holidays - excellent nightlife Bodrum holidays are known in Turkey for its lively nightlife.
- debate: A lively debate was held, with both sides enjoying the occasion.
- discussion: Lively Internet discussions stopped just short of flame wars.
- atmosphere: Very lively atmosphere with a late bar 7 nights a week.
- resort: Busses run along the coast to the popular lively resort of Paphos.
- bar: There are several places worthy of mention: Rubber Soul: This is a lively bar, bang in the middle of the street.
Used with adjective complement
- look: Young Jones looked very lively in the few minutes he was on.
- feel: Having felt very lively, well and bouncy up to 39 weeks, I started to feel tired, heavy and less well.
- remain: The fishing port has remained lively, the 16th century citadel has been well preserved and three remarkable towers are scattered around Saint Tropez.
- become: I just think that with a few changes done, the show could become much more lively.
- get: It was around the halfway mark, lap five, that it really got lively!
Browse dictionary entries near lively
- livelong
- liveliness
- livelihood
- -lived
- livebearer
- liveable
- live with
- live wire
- live up to
- live steam
- liven
- liver
- liver extract
- liver fluke
- liver spot
- liveried
- liverish
- liverleaf
- Livermore
- Liverpool
