Verve

//vɜːv//

Synonyms for "verve" (155 found)

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Translations

42 translations across 20 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • ентусиазъм noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • зама́х noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Czech

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  • verva noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Dutch

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  • schwung noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Esperanto

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  • vervo noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Finnish

2 entries
  • innostus noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • palo noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

French

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  • verve noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Georgian

3 entries
  • სიცხოველე noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • ძალა noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • წარმოსახვა noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

German

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  • Begeisterung noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • Enthusiasmus noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • Schwung noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • Verve noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Greek

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  • ζωντάνια noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • μπρίο noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • νεύρο noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • οίστρος noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Italian

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  • animatezza noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • brio noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • estro noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • verve noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Japanese

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  • エスプリ noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Macedonian

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  • елан noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • полет noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Māori

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  • wana noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Polish

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  • bigiel noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • werwa noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • wigor noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Romanian

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  • vervă noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Russian

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  • вдохновение noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • воодушевление noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Slovak

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  • verva noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Spanish

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  • denuedo noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • energía noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • fogosidad noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)
  • nervio noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Swedish

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  • stuns noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

Urdu

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  • جیون noun (enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour)

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The artist Jean-Louis Aubert is apparently right to say: "If you have joy in yourself, you could more easily catch happiness." Thus, in all circumstances, the blessed will never be completely cut down; he will always keep some verve. This could be called resilience.

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Her verve stayed with her well into her old age.

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Tom's got a lot of verve, it's going to carry him to success.

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His hands were strong and elegant; his experience of life evidently varied; his speech full of pith and verve; his manners forward, but perfectly presentable.

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