ALIVE
What does "ALIVE" mean?
Living; not dead, and full of energy or activity.
Meanings
- Having life; not dead. The rescuers found everyone alive.
- Full of energy, spirit, or activity; lively. The street market was alive with color and noise.
- Aware of or responsive to something. She was keenly alive to the risks. formal
Did you know?
- 'Alive' was once two words: Old English 'on life', meaning 'in life' - the same squeeze-the-words pattern that gave us 'asleep' and 'ashore'.
Word origin
From Old English 'on life', meaning 'in life'; the preposition fused with the noun to form a single word, as in 'asleep' and 'awake'.
Remember it
ALIVE contains 'LIVE' with an A in front - to be alive is to 'a-live'.
A little poem
Heart drums in the dark-
not safe, not finished, not sure,
but loud, and still here.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the doctor I felt barely alive. He checked the chart and said 'technically you're in life' - which is just 'alive' in its original two words.
What it teaches
Being alive and being awake to it are different states; many breathe for years before they arrive.
Quick facts
What does ALIVE mean?
Living; not dead, and full of energy or activity.
Is ALIVE a valid word?
Yes — ALIVE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ALIVE?
ALIVE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ALIVE come from?
From Old English 'on life', meaning 'in life'; the preposition fused with the noun to form a single word, as in 'asleep' and 'awake'.
What can ALIVE teach us?
Being alive and being awake to it are different states; many breathe for years before they arrive.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.