vivify
/ˈvɪvɪfʌɪ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈvɪvɪfʌɪ/
vivify
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
vi - vi - fy -> vivify
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
More examples
- ‘Now there is a chance to get rid of unwanted articles, and serve a worthwhile cause as well.’
- ‘I ask whether he found himself the focus of unwanted press attention when they were together.’
- ‘They are also sending out posters to remind patients to cancel unwanted appointments.’
- ‘Farmers often see them as a nuisance, an unwanted obstacle dividing up valuable grazing land.’
- ‘What if anti-spam laws could be formulated to prevent unwanted telemarketing calls?’
- ‘We would be grateful for any unused or unwanted books which can be handed into us at the Museum.’
- ‘What kind of policy is this where senior citizens are made to feel unloved and unwanted?’
- ‘The idea is that the active noise cancels out or reduces the unwanted sound.’
- ‘She was part of an unwanted litter and came to us at just five weeks' old.’
- ‘The long dark nights are here again but so are the unwanted visitors to our homes.’
- ‘It too was a place to hide from the social and moral stigma of unwanted pregnancy.’
- ‘Giving a charitable donation in the name of a friend is another way to avoid handing over unwanted gifts.’
- ‘This a chance to get some money for Christmas and also to dispose of unwanted items at home.’
- ‘A former keeper at Glasgow Zoo alleges unwanted pets were fed to snakes as a cost cutting exercise.’
- ‘He has received unwanted attention from religious parties in the past, he says.’
- ‘The club would welcome any unwanted toys in good condition that can be sold.’
- ‘Customers will benefit from a reduction in the number of unwanted and inappropriate calls.’
- ‘They don't replace items because they are unwanted, a little frayed or just out of fashion.’
- ‘York's animal shelter is packed out with unwanted cats and dogs who now need new homes.’
- ‘Stray and unwanted cats have been patched up, neutered and sent off to new homes.’
Synonyms
surplus, superfluous, not needed, unnecessary, discarded, redundant, useless, annoying, de trop, excess baggage, inhospitableness, inhospitality, left out in cold, nonessential, not in the picture, not wanted, rejected, undesirable, undesirables, undesired, ungraciousness, uninvited, unreceptiveness, unsolicited, unsought, unwelcome, unwelcomeness, unwished for
Antonyms
Cross references
surplussuperfluousnot neededunnecessarydiscardedredundantuselessannoyingde tropexcess baggageinhospitablenessinhospitalityleft out in coldnonessentialnot in the picturenot wantedrejectedundesirableundesirablesundesiredungraciousnessuninvitedunreceptivenessunsolicitedunsoughtunwelcomeunwelcomenessunwished for
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