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vive

/vaɪv/

vive adjective: lively, animated.

Adjective

vive (comparative more vive, superlative most vive)

  1. (obsolete) lively, animated
    • the French King, when by a vive and forcible persuasion he moved him to a war upon Flanders1890, Samuel Harvey Reynolds, Introduction The Essays of Francis Bacon

Forms of vive

comparativemore vive
superlativemost vive

Origin of vive

From Latin vivus. Compare French vif. See vivid.

Phrases with vive

Words that rhyme with vive

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Questions about vive

What does vive mean?
Vive means lively, animated.
What part of speech is vive?
Vive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vive?
Vive is pronounced /vaɪv/.

Words near vive in the dictionary

  1. vivax
  2. vivax malaria
  3. vivaxes
  4. vivaxis
  5. vivda
  6. vive
  7. vive la difference
  8. vive la différence
  9. Vivek
  10. vively
  11. vivency

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