03/21/2024
When you have a person in your life who is Vivacious, you will not be bored or stagnant. A Vivacious person can help your work team be energized, your play or musical come alive, or your party have flair.
Merriam-Webster Inc. defines Vivacious (and gives some other facts) as:
"lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : SPRIGHTLY
Did you know?
Vivacious may not be onomatopoeic in a strict sense, but there’s definitely something lively—maybe even a bit va-va-voom—in the way its three syllables trip off the tongue. Perhaps this is why it has appealed to English speakers since the mid-1600s, when it was formed from the Latin adjective vivax meaning “long-lived, vigorous, or high-spirited.” Vivax comes from the verb vivere, meaning “to live.” Other English descendants of vivere include survive, revive, and victual—all of which came to life during the 15th century—and vivid and convivial, both of which surfaced around the same time as vivacious. Somewhat surprisingly, the word live is unrelated; it comes to us from the Old English word libban.
Word History
Etymology
Latin vivac-, vivax long-lived, vigorous, high-spirited, from vivere to live
First Known Use
circa 1645, in the meaning defined above"
So embrace the Vivacious person on your work team, in your community or family, or in their performance. Celebrate them and lift them up. You'll be happy you did.
Let Your Light Shine!
Dan
