See verve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Terms with Czech translations",
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"Terms with French translations",
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"Terms with German translations",
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"Terms with Italian translations",
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{
"word": "vervy"
}
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"t": "animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression"
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"3": "verva"
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"etymology_text": "Borrowed from French verve (“animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression”), probably from Late Latin verva, a variant of Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”), the plural of verbum (“word”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb and word.",
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"ref": "1879–1880, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Stowaways”, in The Amateur Emigrant: From the Clyde to Sandy Hook, Chicago, Ill.: Stone and Kimball, published 18 January 1895, →OCLC, page 105:",
"text": "His hands were strong and elegant; his experience of life evidently varied; his speech full of pith and verve; his manners forward, but perfectly presentable.",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "1920 April, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “Spires and Gargoyles”, in This Side of Paradise, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, book I (The Romantic Egotist), page 63:",
"text": "They played through vacation to the fashionable of eight cities. […] Chicago he approved for a certain verve that transcended its loud accent—however, it was a Yale town, and as the Yale Glee Club was expected in a week the Triangle received only divided homage.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:",
"text": "Normally, this [girl] presents to the world the appearance of one who is feeling that if it isn't the best of all possible worlds, it's quite good enough to be going on with till a better one comes along. Verve, I mean, and animation and all that sort of thing. But now there was a listlessness about her […]",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 – 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2017-11-03:",
"text": "After spending so much of the season looking upwards, the swashbuckling style and swagger of early season Spurs was replaced by uncertainty and frustration against a Norwich side who had the quality and verve to take advantage.",
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"writer",
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"synonyms": [
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"word": "brio"
},
{
"word": "élan"
},
{
"word": "liveliness"
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{
"word": "moxie"
},
{
"word": "panache"
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{
"word": "vivacity"
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{
"word": "enthusiasm"
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"ref": "1697, John Dryden, “To the Most Honourable John, Lord Marquess of Normanby, […]”, in Virgil, translated by John Dryden, The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page [184]:",
"text": "If he be above Virgil, and is reſolv'd to follow his own Verve (as the French call it,) the Proverb will fall heavily upon him; Who teaches himſelf, has a Fool for his Maſter.",
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"glosses": [
"A particular skill in writing."
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"(obsolete) A particular skill in writing."
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"ipa": "/vɜːv/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
{
"ipa": "/vɝv/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
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"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)v"
}
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zamáh",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зама́х"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "entusiazǎm",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "ентусиазъм"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "verva"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "schwung"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "vervo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "innostus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "palo"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "verve"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣armosaxva",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "წარმოსახვა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sicxovele",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "სიცხოველე"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ʒala",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "ძალა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Verve"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Begeisterung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Enthusiasmus"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schwung"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "oístros",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "οίστρος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "brío",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "μπρίο"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "névro",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "νεύρο"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "zontánia",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ζωντάνια"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "verve"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"rare"
],
"word": "animatezza"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vivacità"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "esupuri",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "エスプリ"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "elan",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "елан"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "polet",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "полет"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"word": "wana"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "werwa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wigor"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"literary",
"masculine"
],
"word": "bigiel"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vervă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vooduševlenije",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "воодушевление"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vdoxnovenije",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "вдохновение"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "verva"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "denuedo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "energía"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fogosidad"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nervio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "stuns"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "jīvan",
"sense": "enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist musician, or writer, in composing or performing — see also spirit, vigour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "جیون"
}
],
"word": "verve"
}
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