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lively

LI'VELY, a.

1. Brisk; vigorous; vivacious; active; as a lively youth.

2. Gay; airy.

From grave to gay, from lively to severe.

3. Representing life; as a lively imitation of nature.

4. Animated; spirited; as a lively strain of eloquence; a lively description.

5. Strong; energetic; as a lively faith or hope; a lively persuasion.

Lively stones, in scripture. Saints are called lively stones, as being quickened by the Spirit and active in holiness.

LI'VELY, adv.

1. Briskly; vigorously. [Little used.]

2. With strong resemblance of life.

That part of poetry must needs be best, which describes most lively our actions and passions. [Little used.]


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LI'VELY, a.

1. Brisk; vigorous; vivacious; active; as a lively youth.

2. Gay; airy.

From grave to gay, from lively to severe.

3. Representing life; as a lively imitation of nature.

4. Animated; spirited; as a lively strain of eloquence; a lively description.

5. Strong; energetic; as a lively faith or hope; a lively persuasion.

Lively stones, in scripture. Saints are called lively stones, as being quickened by the Spirit and active in holiness.

LI'VELY, adv.

1. Briskly; vigorously. [Little used.]

2. With strong resemblance of life.

That part of poetry must needs be best, which describes most lively our actions and passions. [Little used.]

LIVE'LY, a.

  1. Brisk; vigorous; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth.
  2. Gay; airy. From grave to gay, from lively to severe. – Pope.
  3. Representing life; as, a lively imitation of nature.
  4. Animated; spirited; as, a lively strain of eloquence; a lively description.
  5. Strong; energetic; as, a lively faith or hope; a lively persuasion. Lively stones, in Scripture. Saints are called lively stones, as being quickened by the Spirit and active in holiness. – Brown.

LIVE'LY, adv.

  1. Briskly; vigorously. [Little used.] – Hayward.
  2. With strong resemblance of life. That part of poetry must needs be best, which describes most lively our actions and passions. [Little used.] Dryden.

Live"ly
  1. Endowed with or manifesting life; living.

    Chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively flowers and leaves. Holland.

  2. In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly; vigorously.

    Hayward.
  3. Brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth.

    But wherefore comes old Manoa in such haste,
    With youthful steps ? Much livelier than erewhile
    He seems.     Milton.

  4. With strong resemblance of life.

    [Obs.]

    Thou counterfeitest most lively. Shak.

  5. Gay; airy; animated; spirited.

    From grave to gay, from lively to severe. Pope.

  6. Representing life; lifelike.

    [Obs.]

    I spied the lively picture of my father. Massinger.

  7. Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.

    The colors of the prism are manifestly more full, intense, and lively that those of natural bodies. Sir I. Newton.

    His faith must be not only living, but lively too. South.

    Lively stones (Script.), saints, as being quickened by the Spirit, and active in holiness.

    Syn. -- Brisk; vigorous; quick; nimble; smart; active; alert; sprightly; animated; spirited; prompt; earnest; strong; energetic; vivid; vivacious; blithe; gleeful; airy; gay; jocund.

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Lively

LI'VELY, adjective

1. Brisk; vigorous; vivacious; active; as a lively youth.

2. Gay; airy.

From grave to gay, from lively to severe.

3. Representing life; as a lively imitation of nature.

4. Animated; spirited; as a lively strain of eloquence; a lively description.

5. Strong; energetic; as a lively faith or hope; a lively persuasion.

Lively stones, in scripture. Saints are called lively stones, as being quickened by the Spirit and active in holiness.

LI'VELY, adverb

1. Briskly; vigorously. [Little used.]

2. With strong resemblance of life.

That part of poetry must needs be best, which describes most lively our actions and passions. [Little used.]

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importance

IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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FIELD, n.

1. A piece of land inclosed for tillage or pasture; any part of a farm, except the garden and appurtenances of the mansion; properly land not covered with wood, and more strictly applicable to tillage land than to mowing land, which is often called meadow. But we say, the master of the house is in the field with his laborers, when he is at a distance from his house on his farm. He is in the field, plowing, sowing, reaping or making hay.

2. Ground not inclosed.

3. The ground where a battle is fought.

We say, the field of battle; these veterans are excellent soldiers in the field.

4. A battle; action in the field.

What though the field be lost.

5. To keep the field, is to keep the campaign open; to live in tents, or to be in a state of active operations. At the approach of cold weather, the troops, unable to keep the field, were ordered into winter quarters.

6. A wide expanse.

Ask of yonder argent fields above.

7. Open space for action or operation; compass; extent. This subject opens a wide field for contemplation.

8. A piece or tract of land.

The field I give thee and the cave that is therein.

Gen. 23.

9. The ground or blank space on which figures are drawn; as the field or ground of a picture.

10. In heraldry, the whole surface of the shield, or the continent.

11. In scripture, field often signifies the open country, ground not inclosed, as it may in some countries in modern times.

12. A field of ice, a large body of floating ice.

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