[syn: animateness, aliveness, liveness]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]