Definition: capable of erupting
Usage: a live volcano; the volcano is very much alive
Similar words: active
Definition: (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
Definition: possessing life
Usage: the happiest person alive; the nerve is alive; doctors are working hard to keep him alive; burned alive; a live canary
Similar words: liveborn
Definition: (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn
Usage: a liveborn baby
Similar words: viable
Definition: capable of life or normal growth and development
Usage: viable seeds; a viable fetus
Similar words: vital
Definition: manifesting or characteristic of life
Usage: a vital, living organism; vital signs
Definition: having life or vigor or spirit
Usage: an animated and expressive face; animated conversation; became very animated when he heard the good news
Similar words: enlivened, spirited
Definition: made lively or spirited
Usage: a meal enlivened by the music; a spirited debate
Similar words: lively, vital, full of life
Definition: full of spirit
Usage: a dynamic full of life woman; a vital and charismatic leader; this whole lively world
Similar words: reanimated, revived
Definition: given fresh life or vigor or spirit
Usage: stirred by revived hopes
Definition: mentally perceptive and responsive
Usage: an alert mind; alert to the problems; alive to what is going on; awake to the dangers of her situation; was now awake to the reality of his predicament
Similar words: cognisant, cognizant, aware
Definition: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
Usage: was aware of his opponent's hostility; became aware of her surroundings; aware that he had exceeded the speed limit
Synonyms: alive
Definition: (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit
Usage: she was wonderfully alive for her age; a face alive with mischief
Similar words: lively
Definition: full of life and energy
Usage: a lively discussion; lively and attractive parents; a lively party
Definition: in operation
Usage: keep hope alive; the tradition was still alive; an active tradition
Similar words: existent, existing
Definition: having existence or being or actuality
Usage: an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient; much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
Synonyms: alive
Definition: (followed by `to' or `of') aware of
Usage: is alive to the moods of others
Similar words: sensitive
Definition: being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others
Usage: sensitive to the local community and its needs