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Meanings of enlivening in English

Giving spirit and vivacity.

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Usage of enlivening in English
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Raymond found in Gaston the most charming and enlivening comrade and friend.
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince
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Nothing can be more enlivening than the aspect of the French people.
Travellers' Stories
3
And at moments there was something inspiring, almost enlivening, in the conviction.
The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2
4
But the best of feasts is dull work without an enlivening bowl.
Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
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By way of enlivening her captivity, she tells us what she did.
George Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings
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He went out to pass an enlivening day, fairly free of misgiving.
Merton of the Movies
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Neon pink is a great way of enlivening a neutral room.
The Irish Times
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All this is worked out with considerable skill and enlivening detail.
The Guardian
9
It's very enlivening; I feel like a fire horse all of the time.
Daddy-Long-Legs
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The society of the old people was anything but enlivening for Ida May.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
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This is the most pleasant time, as the evenings are cool and enlivening.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
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We gaze round the field again, and enjoy the enlivening scene.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 / A Maga...
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Her enlivening gayety was the means of our uniting about her.
The Morgesons: A Novel
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The prospect is certainly not very enlivening from where you stand.
Susy, a Story of the Plains
15
A more enlivening atmosphere prevailed, and the invalid was not discussed.
Richard Vandermarck: A Novel
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The aspect of the country on a wet winter's day was not enlivening.
T. Tembarom
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