LIVELY


Meaning of LIVELY in English

adjective

1.

keenly alive and brisk

always thought of as a lively teacher

Synonyms: alert, animate, animated, bright, ||cant, ||canty, chipper, ||chirk, dashing, gay, keen, ||peart, peppy, pert, rousing, spirited, ||spirity, sprightful, sprightly, unpedantic, vivacious; compare cheerful 1

Related Word: agile, brisk, nimble, spry; buoyant, effervescent, elastic, expansive, resilient, volatile; blithe, cock-a-hoop, jocund, jolly, merry; gleeful, hilarious, mirthful; chirping, chirpy, chirrupy

Contrasted words: lethargic, sluggish, torpid; lackadaisical, languid, languorous, listless; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; boring, irksome, tedious

Antonyms: dull, unlively

2.

Synonyms: agile , active, brisk, brisky, catty, nimble, sprightly, spry, yare, zippy

Idioms: full of pep

3.

Synonyms: energetic 2, active, driving, enterprising

4.

Synonyms: bustling , busy, fussy, hopping, humming, hustling, popping

Antonyms: unanimated

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