What is the meaning of the phrase ‘Full of life’?
Someone who is lively, alert, energetic, and enthusiastic.
What is the origin of the phrase ‘Full of life’?
The first use of the phrase ‘Full of life’ has proved to be very difficult to pinpoint, as it has been used for many centuries in the UK and later, beyond.
By the 19th century, the phrase had become solidified in the English language, and was used to describe not only individual people who are lively and energetic, but also animals, groups of people, places and events.
‘Full of life’ continues to be a phrase in much use today, and the meaning of it has not changed over the passage of time.
There’s a historical instance of the phrase in use in the American newspaper The New York Times in the 1920s.
The phrase is seen in literature at the same time, including in the book ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens published in 1861, when the protagonist Pis uses it to describe how he’s feeling.
Please be careful not to confuse the phrase ‘Full of life’ with the phrase ‘Full life’ which is used to describe someone’s life if it has been very long and/or eventful.
