verve
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verve
(vûrv)n.
1. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition: The revival lacked the verve of the original musical.
2. Vitality; liveliness. See Synonyms at vigor.
3. Archaic Literary aptitude or talent.
[French, from Old French, fanciful expression, probably from Vulgar Latin *verva, from Latin verba, pl. of verbum, word; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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verve
(vɜːv)n
1. great vitality, enthusiasm, and liveliness; sparkle
2. a rare word for talent
[C17: from Old French: garrulity, from Latin verba words, chatter]
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verve
(vɜrv)n.
1. vivaciousness or liveliness; animation.
2. enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit.
3. Archaic. talent.
[1690–1700; < French: enthusiasm, whim, chatter, appar. < Latin verba words, talk, pl. (taken in Vulgar Latin as feminine singular) of verbum word; see verb]
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| Noun | 1. |  verve - an energetic style vim, muscularity, vigor, vigour, energy - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" |
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verve
noun enthusiasm, energy, spirit, life, force, punch (informal), dash, pep, sparkle, zip (informal), vitality, animation, vigour, zeal, gusto, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), élan, brio, vivacity, liveliness, vim (slang) He played with great style and verve.
reluctance, indifference, apathy, inertia, disdain, lethargy, torpor, lack of enthusiasm, languor, half-heartedness, lifelessness
reluctance, indifference, apathy, inertia, disdain, lethargy, torpor, lack of enthusiasm, languor, half-heartedness, lifelessness
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verve
noun1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:
animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.
Slang: oomph.
2. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness:
Informal: snap.
Idiom: vim and vigor.
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verve
[vɜːv] N (= drive) → energía f, empuje m; (= vitality) → brío m; (= enthusiasm) → entusiasmo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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verve
n → Schwung m; (of person, team also) → Elan m; (of play, performance also) → Ausdruckskraft f, → Verve f (geh)
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