"verve" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vɜːv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vɝv/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-verve.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*werh₁-|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{bor|en|fr|verve|t=animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression}} French verve (“animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression”), {{der|en|LL.|verva}} Late Latin verva, {{der|en|la|verba|t=words; discourse; expressions; language}} Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”), {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{m|la|verbum|t=word}} verbum (“word”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*werh₁-|t=to say, speak}} Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”), {{doublet|en|verb|word}} Doublet of verb and word Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} verve (uncountable)
  1. Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: brio, élan, liveliness, moxie, panache, vivacity, enthusiasm Translations (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): зама́х (zamáh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ентусиазъм (entusiazǎm) (Bulgarian), schwung [masculine] (Dutch), vervo (Esperanto), innostus (Finnish), palo (Finnish), verve [feminine] (French), წარმოსახვა (c̣armosaxva) (Georgian), სიცხოველე (sicxovele) (Georgian), ძალა (ʒala) (Georgian), Verve [feminine] (German), Begeisterung [feminine] (German), Enthusiasmus [masculine] (German), Schwung [masculine] (German), οίστρος (oístros) [masculine] (Greek), μπρίο (brío) [neuter] (Greek), νεύρο (névro) [neuter] (Greek), ζωντάνια (zontánia) [feminine] (Greek), verve [feminine] (Italian), animatezza [feminine, rare] (Italian), brio [masculine] (Italian), estro [masculine] (Italian), vivacità [feminine] (Italian), エスプリ (esupuri) (Japanese), елан (elan) [masculine] (Macedonian), полет (polet) [masculine] (Macedonian), wana (Maori), werwa [feminine] (Polish), wigor [masculine] (Polish), bigiel [literary, masculine] (Polish), vervă [feminine] (Romanian), воодушевление (vooduševlenije) [neuter] (Russian), вдохновение (vdoxnovenije) [neuter] (Russian), denuedo [masculine] (Spanish), energía [feminine] (Spanish), fogosidad [feminine] (Spanish), nervio [masculine] (Spanish), stuns [common-gender] (Swedish), جیون (jīvan) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-verve-en-noun-jA5tw23A Disambiguation of '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': 87 13
  2. (obsolete) A particular skill in writing. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-verve-en-noun-skUGk1c3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vervy

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          "ref": "2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 – 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2017-11-03",
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          "word": "brio"
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          "word": "élan"
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          "word": "liveliness"
        },
        {
          "word": "moxie"
        },
        {
          "word": "panache"
        },
        {
          "word": "vivacity"
        },
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          "word": "enthusiasm"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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": [
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          ],
          "word": "зама́х"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "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"
        },
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          "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"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "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"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
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          "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"
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          "word": "სიცხოველე"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
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          "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"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
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          "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"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
          ],
          "word": "νεύρο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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": [
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          "word": "stuns"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13",
          "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"
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        "A particular skill in writing."
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        ],
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        "(obsolete) A particular skill in writing."
      ],
      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/vɜːv/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/vɝv/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)v"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "verve"
}
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    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "English uncountable nouns",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)v/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "vervy"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*werh₁-",
        "4": "*dʰeh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "verve",
        "t": "animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression"
      },
      "expansion": "French verve (“animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "verva"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin verva",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "verba",
        "t": "words; discourse; expressions; language"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "plural"
      },
      "expansion": "plural",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "verbum",
        "t": "word"
      },
      "expansion": "verbum (“word”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*werh₁-",
        "t": "to say, speak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "word"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of verb and word",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "verve (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Enthusiasm",
          "enthusiasm"
        ],
        [
          "rapture",
          "rapture#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "vigour",
          "vigour"
        ],
        [
          "imagination",
          "imagination"
        ],
        [
          "animates",
          "animate#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "artist",
          "artist"
        ],
        [
          "musician",
          "musician"
        ],
        [
          "writer",
          "writer"
        ],
        [
          "composing",
          "compose"
        ],
        [
          "perform",
          "perform"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "brio"
        },
        {
          "word": "élan"
        },
        {
          "word": "liveliness"
        },
        {
          "word": "moxie"
        },
        {
          "word": "panache"
        },
        {
          "word": "vivacity"
        },
        {
          "word": "enthusiasm"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A particular skill in writing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "particular",
          "particular#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "skill",
          "skill#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "writing",
          "writing#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A particular skill in writing."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɜːv/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vɝv/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)v"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-verve.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/En-us-verve.ogg/En-us-verve.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/En-us-verve.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "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": "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"
      ],
      "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": "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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