lively

Other forms of lively

comparative or superlative

livelier

comparative or superlative

liveliest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lively

What does lively mean?

lively means "full of life and energy". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lively?

lively has 2 syllables: live-ly. The stress falls on "live". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪvli/.

What is another word for lively?

Close synonyms include racy, alert, brisk, merry, rattling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of lively?

The recorded antonyms are dull.

Is lively a common word?

lively is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.