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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being alive; exuberance, intensity. uncountable, usually

   "the aliveness of the colours in a painting"

2. 2
   the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life wordnet
3. 3
   the condition of living or the state of being alive wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

animatenessanimatenessanimationanimationlifeliveness

Example

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"the aliveness of the colours in a painting"

Etymology

From alive + -ness.

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