English → Latin
“liveliness” in Latin
vigorvigor, liveliness, activity; power, strengthalacritāscheerfulness, liveliness, gaiety, animation; alacrity, eagerness, persistence, zeal, fervour, ardour; joy, rejoicing, exvolōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendgravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshnessvehemēnsvery eager; impetuous, ardent, furious; vehement; emphatic
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
liveliness
vigor (freshness, of body and mind): alacritas (sprightliness): liveliness of speech or style, vis (power): gravitas, vehementia (emphasis).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for liveliness?
- The usual Latin words for “liveliness” are vigor, alacritās, volō; also gravitās, vehemēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.