Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the condition of living or the state of being alive.
- noun having animal life as distinguished from plant life.
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- noun The state of being
alive ;exuberance ,intensity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the condition of living or the state of being alive
- noun the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life
Etymologies
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alive + -ness
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