alivenessn.
/əˈlʌɪvnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈlaɪvnᵻs/ 1. The fact or quality of being alive; energy, animation, vigour.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness
jollinessc1386
liveliheadc1425
quicknessc1425
vyfnes1475
ramagec1485
couragea1498
liveliness1534
spritec1540
livelihood1566
life1583
sprightliness1599
sprightfulness1602
ruach1606
sprightiness1607
sparkle1611
airiness1628
vivacy1637
spiritfulness1644
spirit1651
vivacity1652
spiritedness1654
brightness1660
sprightness1660
ramageness1686
race1690
friskiness1727
spirituousness1727
vivaciousness1727
brio1731
raciness1759
phlogiston1789
animation1791
lifefulness1829
pepper-and-salt1842
corkiness1845
aliveness1853
vitality1858
music1859
virtu1876
liveness1890
zippiness1907
bounce1909
zing1917
radioactivity1922
oomph1937
pizzazz1937
zinginess1938
hep1946
vavoom1962
welly1977
masala1986
1853 Free Church Mag. Oct. 456 There existed in a former age a sound scriptural theology, combined with much spiritual aliveness and zeal.
a1866 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) 322 This would be the real fountain of youth, supposing..there were energy to maintain the perpetual aliveness.
1937 C. Richter Sea of Grass i. iii. 30 She still moved with undiminished sparkle and aliveness.
1964 A. Nin Collages 44 The stinging, whipping sense of aliveness he felt at the beach.
2008 Wire Feb. 54/2 A drum program striking up with jackhammer aliveness.
2. The quality of being sensitive or alert to something. Cf. alive adj. 4.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > state of awareness > of particular things
consciencec1384
sense1555
self-perception1666
sense of direction1836
aliveness1870
self-awareness1876
autoscopy1903
1870 J. M. M'Culloch Serm. xi. 178 There is within us yet another susceptibility which lays us even more open to Christian influences—an aliveness to kindness.
1892 Independent (U.S.) 7 Oct. 35/1 Aliveness, if we may use such a phrase, to the spirit of the age.
1921 J. Wood in L. S. Hunter John Hunter ii. 18 He had all Dawson's aliveness to the world in which he lived.
1966 G. E. von Grunebaum in L. White Transformation of Rom. World v. 158 Torn between the appreciation of his achievement and aliveness to the essential dishonesty of his means.
2006 J. Grant Brand Innovation Manifesto i. ii. 45 When you arrive in a foreign culture, the aliveness to every nuance has to do with trying to figure out how things are done around here.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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