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vivacious adjective [ vɪˈveɪʃəs ]

• attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman).
• "her vivacious and elegant mother"
Similar: lively, animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited, effervescent, bubbling, bubbly, ebullient, buoyant, sparkling, scintillating, light-hearted, carefree, happy-go-lucky, jaunty, merry, happy, jolly, joyful, full of fun, full of the joys of spring, cheery, cheerful, perky, sunny, airy, breezy, bright, enthusiastic, irrepressible, vibrant, vivid, vital, zestful, energetic, dynamic, vigorous, full of vim and vigour, lusty, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, bright and breezy, peppy, zingy, zippy, bouncy, upbeat, chirpy, full of beans, chipper, peart, gay,
Opposite: dull, listless,
Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin vivax, vivac- ‘lively, vigorous’ (from vivere ‘to live’) + -ious.


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