LIVELINESS
\lˈa͡ɪvlɪnəs], \lˈaɪvlɪnəs], \l_ˈaɪ_v_l_ɪ_n_ə_s]\
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general activity and motion
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animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
By Princeton University
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general activity and motion
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animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An appearance of life, animation, or spirit; as, the liveliness of the eye or the countenance in a portrait.
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Briskness; activity; effervescence, as of liquors.
By Oddity Software
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An appearance of life, animation, or spirit; as, the liveliness of the eye or the countenance in a portrait.
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Briskness; activity; effervescence, as of liquors.
By Noah Webster.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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n. Quality or state of being lively or animated; epirit; vivacity; sprightliness;— appearance of life, as in a portrait or description; brightness of delineation or expression;— briskness; effervescence, as of liquors.
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ferdinand gregorovius
- A German historian and poet; born in Neidenburg, East Prussia, Jan. 19, 1821; died at Munich, May 1, 1891. He studied severely Konigsberg home, wrote essays of deep scholarship; "Socialistic Elements Goethe's Wilhelm Meister"; tragedy, "The Death Tiberius", the ripest historical learning; "Corsica"; other most authoritative books travel description, based on close personal study. also "Euphorion", an epic, poems high repute. But his works, unsurpassed learning vivid realization spirit their times, are commanding monument genius. City Rome Middle Ages", "Lucretia Borgia", "Urban VIII"., Monuments Popes", "Athenais", need be named.