aliveness

2 definitions found

aliveness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  aliveness \aliveness\ n.
     1. the condition of living or the state of being alive.
  
     Syn: animation, life, living
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. having animal life as distinguished from plant life. full
        of life
  
     Syn: animateness, liveness
          [WordNet 1.5]

aliveness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aliveness
      n 1: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while
           there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical
           and physical processes" [syn: animation, life,
           living, aliveness]
      2: the property of being animated; having animal life as
         distinguished from plant life [syn: animateness,
         aliveness, liveness] [ant: inanimateness,
         lifelessness]