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Another word for verve

Noun

  1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner

    2. See also:

    action

  2. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness

    3. Idioms:
    See also:

    tired

    action

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Another word for verve

Noun
    2. See also:

    strength

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • The stories, though of no special merit as far as the plots are concerned, are told with verve and interest.

  • His voluminous correspondence, mostly in MS., is remarkable for its verve and picturesque quality.

  • Retirement can be the most enjoyable time with a little thought, planning and verve.

  • bravura scene with terrific verve and fluency.

  • Performs Love Creeping Up On You with verve and gusto and a whole truckload of soul.

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