vivacity

/vɪˈvæsɪti/

Other forms: vivacities

If someone says you're full of vivacity, that means you have high spirits and are full of life. Your vivacity makes you a great comedic actor because you attack the stage with endless energy.

Vivacity comes from the Latin vīvācitāt-, meaning "life force," and shares a root with the word vital. You may know from medical dramas that if someone's vital signs are not good, that means he's dying. But if he is full of vivacity, that means the opposite: he's totally energetically fully alive! If you don't have much vivacity, don't become a motivational speaker.

Definitions of vivacity

1. noun

   high spirits and animation
   type of:

   high-spiritedness

   exuberant liveliness