Both Uses of
vivacious
in
Wuthering Heights
- In this self-complacent conviction she departed; and the success of her fulfilled resolution was obvious on the morrow: Mr. Linton had not only abjured his peevishness (though his spirits seemed still subdued by Catherine's exuberance of vivacity), but he ventured no objection to her taking Isabella with her to Wuthering Heights in the afternoon; and she rewarded him with such a summer of sweetness and affection in return as made the house a paradise for several days; both master and servants profiting from the perpetual sunshine.†
p. 72.5vivacity = engaging liveliness
- 'Catherine and Edgar are as fond of each other as any two people can be,' cried Isabella, with sudden vivacity.†
p. 109.0 *
Definition:
having an engaging liveliness -- when said of a person, typically said of a female