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alive definition
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Grep of noun alive aliveness Overview of adj alive The adj alive has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (14) alive -- (possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive") 2. (3) alive -- ((often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief") 3. animated, alive -- (having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news") 4. alive -- ((followed by `to' or `of') aware of "is alive to the moods of others") 5. active, alive -- (in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition") 6. alert, alive, awake -- ((usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "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 predicament") 7. alive, live -- (capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive") Antonyms of adj alive 7 senses of alive Sense 1 alive(prenominal) (vs. dead) dead (vs. alive) => asleep(prenominal), at peace(prenominal), at rest(prenominal), deceased, departed, gone => assassinated => bloodless, exsanguine, exsanguinous => brain dead => breathless, inanimate, pulseless => cold => deathlike, deathly => defunct => d.o.a. => doomed => executed => fallen => late(postnominal) => lifeless, exanimate => murdered => slain => stillborn => stone-dead => nonviable Sense 2 alive(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA lively) -> dull Sense 3 animated (vs. unanimated), alive Sense 4 alive(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA sensitive) -> insensitive Sense 5 active, alive(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA existent) -> nonexistent Sense 6 alert, alive(prenominal), awake(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA aware) -> unaware Sense 7 alive(prenominal), live(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA extinct, active) -> dormant, inactive INDIRECT (VIA active, dormant) -> extinct, inactive Similarity of adj alive 7 senses of alive Sense 1 alive(prenominal) (vs. dead) => live, living => liveborn => viable => vital Also See-> animate#3 Sense 2 alive(prenominal) => lively (vs. dull) Sense 3 animated (vs. unanimated), alive => enlivened, spirited => full of life, lively, vital => reanimated, revived Sense 4 alive(prenominal) => sensitive (vs. insensitive) Sense 5 active, alive(prenominal) => existent (vs. nonexistent), existing Sense 6 alert, alive(prenominal), awake(prenominal) => aware(prenominal) (vs. unaware) Sense 7 alive(prenominal), live(postnominal) => active (vs. dormant) (vs. extinct) Attributes of adj alive 1 of 7 senses of alive Sense 1 alive(prenominal) (vs. dead) => animation, life, living, aliveness => animation, vitality Familiarity of adj alive alive used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj alive alive alive with Overview of adj alive The adj alive has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (14) alive -- (possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive") 2. (3) alive -- ((often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief") 3. animated, alive -- (having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news") 4. alive -- ((followed by `to' or `of') aware of "is alive to the moods of others") 5. active, alive -- (in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition") 6. alert, alive, awake -- ((usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "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 predicament") 7. alive, live -- (capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive")
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