HyperDic: alive

English > 7 senses of the word *alive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	alive, live	possessing life
	all	alive	(often followed by 'with') full of life and spirit
	all	alive, animated	having life or vigor or spirit
	all	alive	(followed by 'to' or 'of') aware / aware of
	all	alive, active	in operation
	all	alive, alert, awake	mentally perceptive and responsive
	all	alive, live	capable of erupting

alive > pronunciation
Sounds	ahlay'v
Rhymes	archive ... thrive: 23 rhymes with ayv...

English > *alive*: 7 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	possessing life.
Examples	"the happiest person alive" "the nerve is alive" "doctors are working hard to keep him alive" "burned alive"
Synonym	live
Attribute of	animation, vitality	The property of being able to survive and grow
Attribute of	animation, life, living, aliveness	The condition of living or the state of being alive
Narrower	liveborn	(of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth
	viable	capable of life or normal growth and development
	vital	manifesting or characteristic of life
See also	animate	endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
Opposite	dead	no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Spanish	vivo
Nouns	aliveness	the property of being animated

English > *alive*: 7 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	(often followed by 'with') full of life and spirit.
Examples	"she was wonderfully alive for her age" "a face alive with mischief"
Broader	lively	full of life and energy
Nouns	aliveness	the property of being animated

English > *alive*: 7 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Having life or vigor or spirit.
Synonym	animated
Narrower	enlivened, spirited	made lively or spirited / spirited
	lively, vital	Full of spirit
	reanimated, revived	Given fresh life or vigor or spirit
See also	lively	full of life and energy
Opposite	unanimated	not animated or enlivened
Spanish	animado, vivaz, vivo
Catalan	animat, viu
Nouns	aliveness	the property of being animated

English > *alive*: 7 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	(followed by 'to' or 'of') aware / aware of.
Example	"is alive to the moods of others"
Broader	sensitive	Susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others
Nouns	aliveness	the condition of living or the state of being alive

English > *alive*: 7 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	In operation.
Examples	"keep hope alive" "the tradition was still alive"
Synonym	active
Broader	existent, existing	Having existence or being or actuality
Spanish	activo
Catalan	actiu
Nouns	aliveness	the condition of living or the state of being alive

English > *alive*: 7 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	mentally perceptive and responsive.
Example	"alive to what is going on"
Synonyms	alert, awake
Broader	aware, cognizant, cognisant	(sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
Spanish	despierto
Nouns	aliveness	the condition of living or the state of being alive

English > *alive*: 7 senses > adjective 7
Meaning	capable of erupting.
Example	"the volcano is very much alive"
Synonym	live
Broader	active	(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

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