liveness

L1I1V4E1N1E1S1S1

noun

The property of being alive.

Similar
animatenessaliveness
OriginEnglish live ← Middle English alyve ← Old English on līfe →
UncommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounliveness (usually uncountable, plural livenesses)

plural livenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being alive.
  2. uncountableusuallycomputingA set of properties of a concurrent system that require the system to make progress despite the fact that its concurrently executing processes may have to take turns in critical sections.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life

Similar
animatenessaliveness
Broader
physiological property
Also see
alivenessanimateness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Germanic*an
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ana
  4. Old Englishon
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  6. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  7. Proto-Germanic*lībą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*līb
  9. Old Englishlīf
  10. Old Englishlīfe
  11. Old Englishon līfe
  12. Middle Englishalyve
  13. Englishaliveclip.
  14. Englishlive
  15. Englishliveness

From live + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

evilnessvilenessvinelessveinless
Cite this entry
APA

liveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liveness

MLA

“liveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liveness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liveness.

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