lively

About 6.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Full of life; energetic, vivacious.
2. adjective Bright, glowing, vivid; strong, vigorous.
3. adjective Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
4. adjective Representing life; lifelike.
5. adjective Airy; animated; spirited.
6. adjective Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass.
7. noun Term of address.
8. adverb Vigorously.

Similar words

animated zippy rattling bouncing peppy spirited energetic brisk vital merry

Often followed by

and interest discussion debate sense as imagination conversation in

Word family

livelier liveliest livelily liveliness livelinesses