liveliness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlaɪvlinəs/ UK /ˈlaɪvlinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being full of energy and spirit The party's liveliness lasted well past midnight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being full... vivacityanimationenergyvitalityspiritednessexuberancesprightlinessvigour ↔ Opposites lethargydullnesslistlessnesstorpor Word family Related forms livelylivelife Etymology AI details From lively (from Old English līflīc 'living, vital', from līf 'life' + -līc '-ly') + the suffix -ness. līf Old English -nes Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # liveliness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlaɪvlinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlaɪvlinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being full of energy and spirit ## Examples - The party's liveliness lasted well past midnight. ## Synonyms - vivacity - animation - energy - vitality - spiritedness - exuberance - sprightliness - vigour ## Antonyms - lethargy - dullness - listlessness - torpor ## Related Forms - lively - live - life ## Roots and Affixes - Root: līf - Root: -nes ## Etymology From lively (from Old English līflīc 'living, vital', from līf 'life' + -līc '-ly') + the suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Liveliness is from lively (from Old English līflīc 'living, vital', from līf 'life' + -līc '-ly') + the suffix -ness. Important recorded forms include līf (Old English) and -nes (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being full of energy and spirit. The wider family includes related words such as lively, live, and life. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown