alive

[ uh-lahyv ]
/ əˈlaɪv /
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adjective

having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
living (used for emphasis): the proudest man alive.
in a state of action; in force or operation; active: to keep hope alive.
full of energy and spirit; lively: Grandmother's more alive than most of her contemporaries.
having the quality of life; vivid; vibrant: The room was alive with color.
Electricity. live2(def 17).

Idioms for alive

Origin of alive

before 1000; Middle English; Old English on līfe in life; see a-1

OTHER WORDS FROM alive

a·live·ness, noun half-a·live, adjective

Words nearby alive

alist, alit, aliterate, aliturgical, aliunde, alive, alive and kicking, alive to, alive with, aliyah, alizarin

Words related to alive with

myriad, numerous, untold, countless, extensive, ample, inexhaustible, limitless, unlimited, unfathomable, immense, boundless, unmeasurable, frequent, incalculable, multitudinous, numberless, uncountable, unnumbered, abounding

British Dictionary definitions for alive with

alive
/ (əˈlaɪv) /

adjective (postpositive)

Derived forms of alive

aliveness, noun

Word Origin for alive

Old English on līfe in life

Idioms and Phrases with alive with (1 of 2)

alive with

Teeming with, full of, as in After the annual stocking, the pond was alive with trout. [Late 1700s]

Idioms and Phrases with alive with (2 of 2)

alive