What does alive mean in English? Meaning of alive definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "alive": possessing life
Adjective
Meaning: possessing lifeExample: the happiest person alive
the nerve is alive
doctors are working hard to keep him alive
burned alive
a live canarySynonyms: alive
liveAntonyms: deadSimilar: liveborn
viable
vitalAlso see: animateMeaning of "alive": (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit
Adjective
Meaning: (often followed by `with') full of life and spiritExample: she was wonderfully alive for her age
a face alive with mischiefSynonyms: aliveSimilar: livelyMeaning of "alive": having life or vigor or spirit
Adjective
Meaning: having life or vigor or spiritExample: an animated and expressive face
animated conversation
became very animated when he heard the good newsSynonyms: alive
animatedAntonyms: unanimatedSimilar: enlivened
full of life
lively
reanimated
revived
spirited
vitalMeaning of "alive": (followed by `to' or `of') aware of
Adjective
Meaning: (followed by `to' or `of') aware ofExample: is alive to the moods of othersSynonyms: aliveSimilar: sensitiveMeaning of "alive": in operation
Adjective
Meaning: in operationExample: keep hope alive
the tradition was still alive
an active traditionSynonyms: active
aliveSimilar: existent
existingMeaning of "alive": mentally perceptive and responsive
Adjective
Meaning: mentally perceptive and responsiveExample: an alert mind
alert to the problems
alive to what is going on
awake to the dangers of her situation
was now awake to the reality of his predicamentSynonyms: alert
alive
awakeSimilar: aware
cognisant
cognizantMeaning of "alive": capable of erupting
Adjective
Meaning: capable of eruptingExample: a live volcano
the volcano is very much aliveSynonyms: alive
liveSimilar: activeAdjective: Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive.Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged. The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. -- Thomas Babington Macaulay.Sprightly; lively; brisk.Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive. Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. -- William Falconer.As intensifier, of all living. Northumberland was the proudest man alive. --Edward Hyde Clarendon.Synonyms:
awake, viable, conscious, live, animate, around, breathing, cognizant, dynamic, existing, extant, growing, knowing, living, mortal, operative, running, vital, working, functioning, subsisting, zoetic, ready, eager, awake, rife, animated, abounding, alert, brisk, cheerful, dynamic, energetic, lively, overflowing, quick, replete, sharp, spirited, sprightly, spry, stirring, teeming, vigorous, vital, vivacious, bustling, swarming, zestful,
Antonyms:
deceased, inanimate, dispirited, morose, sluggish, spiritless, unconscious, dead, lifeless, dull, deceased, inanimate, dispirited, morose, sluggish, spiritless, dead, lifeless, dull,
