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Definition of Alive

1. Adjective. Possessing life. "A live canary"

2. Adjective. (often followed by 'with') full of life and spirit. "A face alive with mischief"

3. Adjective. Having life or vigor or spirit. "Became very animated when he heard the good news"

4. Adjective. (followed by 'to' or 'of') aware of. "Is alive to the moods of others"

5. Adjective. In operation. "An active tradition"

6. Adjective. Mentally perceptive and responsive. "Was now awake to the reality of his predicament"

7. Adjective. Capable of erupting. "The volcano is very much alive"

Definition of Alive

1. a. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.

Definition of Alive

1. Adjective. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive. ¹

2. Adjective. In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent ¹

3. Adjective. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged. ¹

4. Adjective. Sprightly; lively; brisk. ¹

5. Adjective. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive. ¹

6. Adjective. As intensifier, of all living. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alive

1. having life [adj]

Medical Definition of Alive

1. 1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive. 2. In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive. 3. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged. "The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs." (Macaulay) 4. Sprightly; lively; brisk. 5. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive. "Tremblingly alive to nature's laws." (Falconer) 6. Of all living (by way of emphasis). "Northumberland was the proudest man alive." (Clarendon) Used colloquially as an intensive; as, man alive! Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies. Origin: OE. On live, AS. On life in life; life being dat. Of lif life. See Life, and cf. Live. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alive

alists alit alitame aliter aliteracies aliteracy aliterate aliterate person aliterates alitretinoin

alitrunk alitrunks aliturgical aliue aliunde alive (current term) alive(p) alive and kicking aliveness alivenesses

aliya aliyah aliyahs aliyas aliyos aliyot aliyoth alizapride alizari alizarin

Literary usage of Alive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Lancet (1842)
"cing premature labour waa nut less striking, although the degree of distortion waa so great that a child of seven mouths could not be born alive. 1. ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1881)
"The child was a female, alive, and lived a little over a month. ... Child alive, male, back to abdomen, and in a kneeling position over the pelvis; ..."

3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1862)
"Bingley ; Thomas Caplin, for his Father, Thomas; Thomas Holbrook, alive; The Heirs of Thomas Bingley. BOXFORD—Stephen Peabody, for his Father, William; ..."

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