as in enthusiasm
a disposition or character marked by high-spirited energy
The success of the movement would not have been possible without the persistence and vivacity of the activists involved. Suitors were drawn to her youthful vivacity and quick-wittedness.
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Recent Examples of vivacity
Most striking are the visuals, rendered with vivacity and poignancy.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
Rarely in any American film, and certainly any American film before that time, was a prostitute portrayed with such character and vivacity, such disarming truthfulness.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
The front room, with counter seats outlining the oyster bar and high-top tables along the walls, has a mood of communal vivacity—the ring of cross-table conversation, the banter of hustling cooks and shuckers, the non-stop movement of servers wiggling through the narrow spaces between tables.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
But really, the vivacity emanating from the stage is enough to captivate.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
Rarely in any American film, and certainly any American film before that time, was a prostitute portrayed with such character and vivacity, such disarming truthfulness.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
The front room, with counter seats outlining the oyster bar and high-top tables along the walls, has a mood of communal vivacity—the ring of cross-table conversation, the banter of hustling cooks and shuckers, the non-stop movement of servers wiggling through the narrow spaces between tables.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
But really, the vivacity emanating from the stage is enough to captivate.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for vivacity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vivacity
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Kristen Kish Kristen Kish, the show's host and Season 10 winner, radiates the same enthusiasm for Canada as her fellow judge, Simmons, having built her own connection to Toronto through family visits over the years.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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Regretfully many gardeners were not successful with their plantings and the enthusiasm for azaleas has dwindled.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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The fan who caught Flores’ home run ball threw it back on the field with such vigor that the ball ended up in the infield, rolling past Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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April 12: The Full Moon in Libra brings balance back into our lives through partnerships. April 12: Venus turns direct, allowing our romantic feelings to flow. April 16: Mercury moves into Aries again, combining vigor and gusto to our words.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Over the past quarter-century, those songs and the one-of-a-kind spirit that produced them became a guiding beacon of artistic integrity and inspiring non-conformity.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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Afternoon Tea highlighting the spirit of Thailand is available at hotels in Bangkok, London at Park Lane and Singapore.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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With gleaming new infrastructure and a zeal for technological progress lacking in the United States, these regions show that the West is no longer exceptional in its embrace of progress, contrary to what Maine once posited.—
Zachariah Mampilly,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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Well, the state’s zeal to kill Zeigler has now spanned five decades.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, the magnetic fields release their energy by producing these jets.—
David Garofalo,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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Tuesday's vote could be the first measure of Trump's popularity and Democrats' energy after the election five months ago.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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Smith’s infectiousness is contagious, but who in his position — after such a rapid ascent — wouldn’t project such effervescence?—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This process creates bubbles and gives the water its signature effervescence.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Vivacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vivacity. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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