Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Alive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alive \A*live"\, a. [OE. on live, AS. on l[=i]fe in life;
l[=i]fe being dat. of l[=i]f life. See {Life}, and cf.
{Live}, a.]
1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a
state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an
animal or a plant which is alive.
2. In a state of action; in force or operation;
unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire
alive; to keep the affections alive.
3. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings;
swarming; thronged.
The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with
muskets and green boughs. --Macaulay.
4. Sprightly; lively; brisk. --Richardson.
5. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively
feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.
Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. --Falconer.
6. Of all living (by way of emphasis).
Northumberland was the proudest man alive.
--Clarendon.
Note: Used colloquially as an intensive; as, man alive!
Note: Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
alive
adj 1: possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is
alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive";
"burned alive" [syn: {alive(p)}] [ant: {dead}]
2: (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was
wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with
mischief" [syn: {alive(p)}]
3: having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive
face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when
he heard the good news" [syn: {animated}] [ant: {unanimated}]
4: (followed by `to' or `of') aware of; "is alive to the moods
of others" [syn: {alive(p)}]
5: in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still
alive"; "an active tradition" [syn: {active}, {alive(p)}]
6: (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally
perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is
going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was
now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: {alert},
{alive(p)}, {awake(p)}]
7: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very
much alive" [syn: {alive(p)}, {live(a)}]
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