lively
/ˈlʌɪvli/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈlʌɪvli/
lively
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- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
li - ve - ly -> lively
Myanmar meaning
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lively / 'laÇvli / adj (-ier, -iest )
။ ဖျတ်လတ်တက်ကြွသော။ ထကြွလုံ့လရှိသော။ ရွှင်ရွှင်ပျပျရှိသော။ She’s a lively, fun-loving child. ❍ I’m afraid I don’t feel very lively today.
။ (ပွဲ)စည်[သော]။ စည်စည်ကားကားရှိသော။ မြူးကြွသော။ a lively bar/party/atmosphere.
။ ဇဝနဉာဏ် ထက်မြက် သော။ လျင်သော။ အသက်ပါသော။ a lively wit/mind/imagination ❍ a lively debate / discussion.
။ (Brit ) သွက်လက်သော။ lively trading.
။ အသက်ဝင်သော။ တက်ကြွသော။ a lively shade of pink ❍ show a lively interest in politics. liveliness n [U]
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energetic, vigorous, sparkling, active, vivacious, animated, dynamic, bubbly, spirited, agile, alert, animate, astir, blithe, blithesome, bouncy, bright, brisk, buoyant, bustling, busy, buzzing, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, complex, dashing, driving, effervescent, enjoyable, enterprising, entertaining, festive, frisky, frolicsome, full of pep, gay, go-go, happy, hyper, industrious, involved, jocund, jumping, keen, merry, nimble, on the move, peppy, perky, pert, provocative, quick, refreshing, rousing, snappy, sprightly, spry, stimulating, stirring, zippy
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