Vī-văc'ĭ-ty, n.

n. [Fr. vivacité, Pr. vivacitat, virassedat, Sp. vivacidad, Pg. vivacidade, It. vivacità, Lat. vivacitas.] 1. The quality of being vivacious; tenacity of life; vital force; natural vigor. [Rare.] The vivacity of some of these pensioners is little less than a miracle, they lived so long. Fuller.

2. Life; animation; spiritedness; as, the vivacity of a discourse.
3. Sprightliness of temper or behavior; air of life and activity; as, a lady of great vivacity; vivacity of countenance.

Syn. — Liveliness; gayety; animation; sprightliness. See LIVELINESS.