Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for VI-VAC'I-TY
VI-VAC'I-TY, n. [Fr. vivacité; L. vivacitas.]
- Liveliness; sprightliness of temper or behavior; as, a lady of great vivacity.
- Air of life and activity; as, vivacity of countenance.
- Life; animation; spirits; as, the vivacity of a discourse.
- Power of living. [Not used.] – Boyle.
- Longevity. [Not in use.] – Brown.
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