English → Latin
“vivacious” in Latin
alacerlively; brisk; quick; eager; active; peppy; excited; glad; happy; cheerfulvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active, brisk, sprightlyvīvidusalive, animated; lively, vigorousvigeōto be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish; to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper; to be alive, live
The English word vivacious itself goes back to Latin vīvō, through vīvāx.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vivacious
alacer (energetically active and in high spirits): vegetus (awake; alive both in body and mind): vividus; vigens (full of life and energy): promtus (ready, always prepared). (The words are found in this connection and order.) alacer et promtus; acer et vigens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vivacious?
- The usual Latin words for “vivacious” are alacer, vegetus, vīvidus; also vigeō. 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.