VIVIFICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vivification mean? 

• VIVIFICATION (noun)
  The noun VIVIFICATION has 2 senses:

1. quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

2. the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

  Familiarity information: VIVIFICATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VIVIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

animation; brio; invigoration; spiritedness; vivification

Hypernyms ("vivification" is a kind of...):

activeness; activity (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically)

Attribute:

spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)

spiritless (lacking ardor or vigor or energy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vivification"):

chirpiness (cheerful and lively)

life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)

Derivation:

vivify (make more striking or animated)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

animation; invigoration; vivification

Hypernyms ("vivification" is a kind of...):

activating; activation; energizing (the activity of causing to have energy and be active)

Derivation:

vivify (give new life or energy to)