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verve

American  
[vurv] / vɜrv /

noun

  1. enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit.

    Her latest novel lacks verve.

  2. vivaciousness; liveliness; animation.

    I like a teacher with plenty of verve.

  3. Archaic. talent.

verve British  
/ vɜːv /

noun

  1. great vitality, enthusiasm, and liveliness; sparkle

  2. a rare word for talent

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Etymology

Origin of verve

1690–1700; < French: enthusiasm, whim, chatter, apparently < Latin verba words, talk, plural (taken in VL as feminine singular) of verbum word; verb

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