lively
English
/ˈlaɪvli/
adj
Definitions
- Full of life; energetic.
- Bright, glowing, vivid; strong, vigorous.
- (archaic) Endowed with or manifesting life; living.
- (archaic) Representing life; lifelike.
- (archaic) Airy; animated; spirited.
- (of beer) Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lyvely inherited from Old English līflīċ (living, vital, lively, necessary to life, long-lived) suffix from English life.
Origin
English
life
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterlife English
- antilife English
- birdlife English
- counterlife English
- cryolife English
- cyberlife English
- daylife English
- dreamlife English
- enliven English
- fishlife English
- folklife English
- forelife English
- half-life English
- halflife English
- highlife English
- homelife English
- lack-life English
- life English
- life cot English
- life raft English
- life stance English
- life-bearing English
- life-changing English
- life-size English
- lifeaholic English
- lifebar English
- lifeblood English
- lifeboat English
- lifecare English
- lifecast English
- lifecasting English
- lifechanging English
- lifeday English
- lifedraining English
- lifeform English
- lifeful English
- lifeguard English
- lifehack English
- lifehacker English
- lifehacking English
- lifehold English
- lifeless English
- lifelike English
- lifeline English
- lifelog English
- lifelogger English
- lifelong English
- lifelore English
- lifely English
- lifemanship English
- lifemate English
- lifen English
- lifeness English
- lifepath English
- lifer English
- liferent English
- liferenter English
- lifesaver English
- lifesaving English
- lifescape English
- lifeskill English
- lifesome English
- lifespan English
- lifespring English
- lifestream English
- lifestreaming English
- lifestring English
- lifestyle English
- lifetable English
- lifetaker English
- lifetap English
- lifetime English
- lifeward English
- lifeway English
- lifework English
- lifeworthy English
- lifey English
- lifie English
- livelily English
- liveliness English
- livish English
- long-lived English
- lowlife English
- midlife English
- minelife English
- nightlife English
- nonlife English
- plantlife English
- pondlife English
- prelife English
- pro-life English
- pseudolife English
- quarterlifer English
- relife English
- sealife English
- self-life English
- short-lived English
- simple-lifeish English
- streetlife English
- swamplife English
- underlife English
- unlife English
- unliveliness English
- unlively English
- wildlife English
- ライフ Japanese
- līflīċ Old English
- lif Middle English
- lifly Middle English
- lyvely Middle English
- lif Volapük
- laip Tok Pisin
- laipstori Tok Pisin
- ਲਾਈਫ਼ Panjabi, Punjabi
- life
- lifey
- lifer
- lifie
- lifen
- livish
- unlife
- relife
- lifely
- sealife
- nonlife
- daylife
- lifeful
- lowlife
- lifebar
- prelife
- enliven
- lifetap
- lifeway
- lifeday
- lifelog
- midlife
- lifeline
- life cot
- highlife
- lifespan
- folklife
- pondlife
- lifemate
- lifeboat
- lifelore
- halflife
- birdlife
- lifehack
- lifecast
- lifeless
- lifelike
- livelily
- lifehold
- lifetime
- lifepath
- homelife
- lifeward
- forelife
- wildlife
- antilife
- liferent
- pro-life
- minelife
- fishlife
- cryolife
- lifecare
- lifelong
- lifeness
- lifesome
- lifework
- lifeform
- unlively
- life-size
- lifesaver
- lifescape
- lifetable
- plantlife
- underlife
- dreamlife
- lifeguard
- life raft
- nightlife
- cyberlife
- afterlife
- lack-life
- swamplife
- lifestyle
- half-life
- lifetaker
- lifeblood
- self-life
- lifeskill
- lifesaving
- liveliness
- lifespring
- lifeaholic
- lifeworthy
- pseudolife
- lifestring
- long-lived
- streetlife
- lifehacker
- lifelogger
- liferenter
- lifestream
- lifehacking
- life stance
- counterlife
- lifecasting
- short-lived
- lifemanship
- lifedraining
- quarterlifer
- unliveliness
- lifechanging
- life-bearing
- lifestreaming
- life-changing
- simple-lifeish