verve
pronunciation
How to pronounce verve in British English:
UK [vɜ:v]
How to pronounce verve in American English:
US [vɜrv]
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- Noun:
- an energetic style
Word Origin
- verve
- verve: see verb
- verve (n.)
- 1690s, "special talent in writing, enthusiasm in what pertains to art and literature," from French verve "enthusiasm" (especially pertaining to the arts), in Old French "caprice, odd humor, proverb, saying; messenger's report" (12c.), probably from Gallo-Roman *verva, from Latin verba "(whimsical) words," plural of verbum "word" (see verb). Meaning "mental vigor" is first recorded 1803.
Example
- 1. That early verve has yielded some successes .
- 2. Without the backend support of knowledge , confidence is nothing more than misguided verve .
- 3. Ms batuman describes her route to a phd in comparative literature with unusual verve .
- 4. The move was at the time widely held to have added a new verve to the company 's brand .
- 5. In tone , the young mr kim has quickly signalled change from his father 's paranoid rule , and with unexpected verve .