vivacity
vi·va·ci·ty/vɪˈvæsɪti/noun
vivacity is spelled V-I-V-A-C-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (vi·va·ci·ty). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vivacity means “The quality or state of being vivacious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vivacity is vivacities.
How many letters and syllables are in vivacity?
| Letters | 8: V-I-V-A-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: vi·va·ci·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is vivacity?
Vivacity appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce vivacity?
- /vɪˈvæsɪti/
Vivacity has 4 syllables, split vi·va·ci·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-vivacity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vivacity
- vivacities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vivacity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being vivacious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vivacity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being vivacious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vivacité |
| German | Lebendigkeit |
| Portuguese | vivacidade |
| Spanish | vivacidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does vivacity come from?
From Latin vīvācitās (whence -acity).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).