| word | lively |
|---|---|
| definition | adjective You can describe someone as lively when they behave in an enthusiastic and cheerful way. She had a sweet, lively personality. Josephine was bright, lively and cheerful. Amy could sense his liveliness even from where she stood. 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. Some may enjoy the liveliness of such a restaurant for a few hours a day or week. 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. A lively feeling or awareness is a strong or enthusiastic one. The papers also show a lively interest in European developments. |
| inflections | livelierliveliestlivelinessliveliness |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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