verve
Meanings
Noun
- an energetic style
- Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing.
- A particular skill in writing.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French verve (“animation; caprice, whim; rapture; spirit; vigour; type of expression”), probably from Late Latin verva, a variant of Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”), the plural of verbum (“word”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb and word.
Synonyms
alacrity, ardor, brio, celerity, energy, enthusiasm, exuberance, exuberantness, fanaticism, fervor, gusto, liveliness, moxie, panache, purpose, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, zeal, zealousness, élan
Scrabble Score: 11
verve is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordverve is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
verve is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary