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Alive
ALI'VE, a.
1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions, and the fluids move, whether in animals or vegetables; as, the man or plant is alive.
2. In a state of action; unextinguished; undestroyed; unexpired; in force or operation; as, keep the process alive.
3. Cheerful; sprightly; lively; full of alacrity; as, the company were all alive.
4. Susceptible; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as when the mind is solicitous about some event; as, one is alive to whatever is interesting to a friend.
5. Exhibiting motion or moving bodies in great numbers.
The city was all alive, when the General entered.
6. In a scriptural sense, regenerated; born again.
For this my son was dead and is alive. Luke 15.
[This adjective always follows the noun which it qualifies.]
alive appears in definitions for these words:
Above-ground Affirm Alive Alms Animate Cauf Courtesy Enough Enquicken Fulmar Gape Gild Idol Infallibility Livestock Living Mortification Passion Play Prosopopeia Quick Quicken Quickened Remain Revivificate Sempervive She Soul Survive Surviving Sustain Tiptoe To Unquick Vivificate Vivify Viviparous Wake
Above-ground Affirm Alive Alms Animate Cauf Courtesy Enough Enquicken Fulmar Gape Gild Idol Infallibility Livestock Living Mortification Passion Play Prosopopeia Quick Quicken Quickened Remain Revivificate Sempervive She Soul Survive Surviving Sustain Tiptoe To Unquick Vivificate Vivify Viviparous Wake
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