verve

verve
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. gusto, vivacity, dash, fervor, elan, vigor. See feeling.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. vigor, energy, liveliness; see strength 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
energy, spirit, liveliness, vivaciousness, enthusiasm, vitality, animation, vigor, passion, gusto, *pizzazz.
ANT.: dullness, sleepiness, weariness
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip. Informal: ginger, pep, peppiness. Slang: oomph. See ACTION. 2. A quality of active mental and physical force-fulness: dash, punch, starch, vigor, vigorousness, vim, vitality. Informal: snap. Idiom: vim and vigor. See ACTION, TIRED.

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