About The Word Alive
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Alive
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What's The Definition Of Alive?
[adj] having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Alive: animated | enlivened | full of life | lively | reanimated | revived | spirited | vital Related Terms | Find terms related to Alive: abounding | aboveground | active | activist | activistic | agile | alert | alive and kicking | alive to | alive with | among the living | animate | animated | apprehensive | around | astir | attentive | au courant | awake | aware of | bouncing | bouncy | breathing | breezy | bright | brisk | bristling | bubbly | bursting | bustling | buzzing | capable of life | chipper | clearheaded | clear-sighted | clear-witted | cognizant | cognizant of | conscious | conscious of | crawling | crowded | crowding | dynamic | ebullient | effervescent | eidetic | endowed with life | enduring | energetic | enlivened | existent | existing | filled | flush | fresh | frisky | full | full of go | full of life | full of pep | functioning | green | humming | in profusion | in the flesh | inspirited | instinct with life | intelligent | jammed | jam-packed | jumping | keen | kept in remembrance | knowing | lasting | lavish | live | lively | living | long-lived | lousy | mercurial | militant | nimble | on the | on the alert | on the ball | on the job | operative | overflowing | packed | peppy | perky | pert | populous | prodigal | profuse | proliferating | prolific | prompt | qui vive | quick | quicksilver | quick-witted | ready | recalled | recollected | remembered | replete | retained | rife | running | sensible | sensitive to | sentient | sharp | sleepless | smacking | smart | snappy | spanking | spirited | sprightly | spry | studded | superabundant | swarming | teeming | tenacious of life | thick | thick as hail | thick with | thick-coming | thronged | thronging | unblinking | unforgotten | unnodding | unsleeping | unwinking | verdant | very much alive | viable | vigilant | vigorous | vital | vivacious | vivid | vivified | wakeful | watchful | wide-awake | witting | working | zingy | zoetic See Also | Alive In Webster's Dictionary \A*live"\, a. [OE. on live, AS. on l[=i]fe in life;
l[=i]fe being dat. of l[=i]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.
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