Swedish adjective

livlig

lively

Meaning

lively

In Swedish: full av liv; intensiv

Forms

Forms of livlig
Basic formlivligwith en-words
Neuterlivligtwith ett-words
Plural and definitelivligaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativelivligare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativelivligast“-est”, “most …”

Practise livlig

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What does livlig mean?

livlig in a sentence

  • livliga barn
    active children
  • livliga diskussioner
    animated discussions

Questions

What does livlig mean in English?

livlig means “lively”.

Similar words

spralligtemperamentsfullysterglödandepigg

Origin

From liv (“life”) + -lig (“-ly”); from Old Norse lífligr.

Nearby common words

livlig is number 5,836 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary