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Vivifying

adj.energetic, joyfulliterary

What it means

Giving fresh life, energy, or animation.

Reach for it when describing something that brings fresh life, energy, or interest

A vivifying breeze moved through the crowded summer room.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    refreshing

    welcome relief renews attention

    not when Refreshing is milder and often temporary.

  • warm

    enlivening

    interest or cheer returns to a setting

    not when Enlivening may be entertaining without restoring energy.

  • professional

    invigorating

    physical or mental energy increases

    not when Invigoration can feel bracing rather than joyful.

  • professional

    stimulating

    thought or activity is actively prompted

    not when Stimulation may be stressful or excessive.

  • formal

    animating

    a force gives movement or spirit

    not when Animating can describe a controlling principle.

  • literary

    life-giving

    literal survival or profound renewal is intended

    not when Life-giving reaches all the way to survival.

Said against

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  • enervating
  • deadening
  • draining

It naturally appears in

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  • vivifying influence

    Her curiosity became a vivifying influence on the whole seminar.

  • vivifying breeze

    A vivifying breeze reached the courtyard after the rain.

  • vivifying effect

    Live music had a vivifying effect on the long procession.

The word family

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