vivace
French, adjective/vi.vas/
vivace is spelled V-I-V-A-C-E (6 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vivace is a French adjective meaning “Full of life or vitality; vivacious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a une grande vitalité”.
What does vivace mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Full of life or vitality; vivacious
- 2
long-lived, enduring
- 3
perennial (that can live several years)
- 4
cold hardy (that can withstand frost)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a une grande vitalité. 2. Ce qui est de longue durée ou difficile à détruire. 3. Se dit d’une plante vivant plus de deux ans et capable de produire plusieurs floraisons.
adjective: 1. Se dit d’un mouvement musical vif et rapide
noun: 1. Plante vivant plus de deux ans et capable de produire plusieurs floraisons.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vivace
- vivaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vivace?
- /vi.vas/
- \vi.vas\
- \vi.va.tʃe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vivace
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vivace in French?
vivace appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).