vivant
Vivant is a French adjective meaning alive or living. In everyday use it describes something that has life or is not dead, as in phrases like a vivant animal or une personne vivante. The masculine singular form is vivant, the feminine singular is vivante, the masculine plural vivants, and the feminine plural vivantes. In addition to its adjectival role, the word can function in specialized contexts as a shorthand noun referring to living beings collectively, especially in philosophical or literary discourse where le vivant denotes life as a category.
Etymology traces vivant to the Latin vivere, through Old French, with the modern forms reflecting standard
Usage and nuance: as an adjective, vivant often conveys vitality or liveliness beyond mere biological life,
Outside of French-language contexts, vivant appears mainly in loan phrases, scholarly discussions, or as part of