LIVELY


Meaning of LIVELY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ laɪvli ]

( livelier, liveliest)

1.

You can describe someone as lively when they behave in an enthusiastic and cheerful way.

Josephine was bright, lively and cheerful.

ADJ

• live‧li‧ness

Amy could sense his liveliness even from where she stood.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

A lively event or a lively discussion, for example, has lots of interesting and exciting things happening or being said in it.

It turned out to be a very interesting session with a lively debate...

Their 4-1 win in Honduras was a particularly lively affair.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• live‧li‧ness

Some may enjoy the liveliness of such a restaurant for a few hours a day or week.

N-UNCOUNT

3.

Someone who has a lively mind is intelligent and interested in a lot of different things.

She was a very well educated girl with a lively mind, a girl with ambition.

...her very lively imagination.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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