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ON THE QUI VIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does on the qui vive mean? 

ON THE QUI VIVE (noun)
  The noun ON THE QUI VIVE has 1 sense:

1. lively attentivenessplay

  Familiarity information: ON THE QUI VIVE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ON THE QUI VIVE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lively attentiveness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

alertness; on the qui vive; sharp-sightedness

Hypernyms ("on the qui vive" is a kind of...):

attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)


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