vig·our (v g  r)n. Chiefly British Variant of vigor. |
vigour US, vigor [ˈvɪgə]
n
1. exuberant and resilient strength of body or mind; vitality
2. substantial effective energy or force the vigour of the tempest
3. forcefulness; intensity the vigour of her complaints
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the capacity for survival or strong healthy growth in a plant or animal hybrid vigour
5. the most active period or stage of life, manhood, etc.; prime
6. (Law) Chiefly US legal force or effectiveness; validity (esp in the phrase in vigour)
[from Old French vigeur, from Latin vigor activity, from vigēre to be lively]
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| Noun | 1. |  vigour - forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"forcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" athleticism, strenuosity - intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism" |
| 2. |  vigour - active strength of body or mind strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" | |
| 3. |  vigour - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" |
vigour U.S. vigor
noun energy, might, force, vitality, power, activity, spirit, strength, snap (informal), punch (informal), dash, pep, zip (informal), animation, verve, gusto, dynamism, welly (slang), oomph (informal), brio, robustness, liveliness, vim (slang), forcefulness He lacks the vigour of a normal, healthy teenager. He played with great vigour.
weakness, apathy, inertia, frailty, fragility, lethargy, inactivity, impotence, sluggishness, infirmity, feebleness
weakness, apathy, inertia, frailty, fragility, lethargy, inactivity, impotence, sluggishness, infirmity, feebleness
Translations
vigour vigor (US) [ˈvɪgəʳ] N → vigor m, energía f
with great vigour → con mucho vigor, con mucha energía
with renewed vigour → con renovado vigor, con renovada energía
with great vigour → con mucho vigor, con mucha energía
with renewed vigour → con renovado vigor, con renovada energía
vigour, (US) vigor
n → Kraft f, → Energie f; (of protest, denial) → Heftigkeit f; (of exercises) → Energie f; (of player) → Dynamik f; (of speech, debater) → Leidenschaftlichkeit f; (of prose) → Ausdruckskraft f; sexual/youthful vigour → sexuelle/jugendliche Spannkraft; all the vigour has gone out of the undertaking → das Unternehmen hat jeglichen Schwung verloren
n vigour [ˈvigə]
strength and energy He began his new job with enthusiasm and vigour. energie نَشاط، قُوَّه сила energie energi die Energie σφρίγος, ενεργητικότητα vigor tarmukus قدرت؛ شور tarmo vigueur כּוֹח, מֶרֶץ शक्ति, प्रभाव snaga, energija (élet)erő kekuatan kraftur, lífsorka vigore 活力 활동력, 활력 energija, veržlumas enerģija; spars bertenaga dan sihat energie pågangsmot, kraft, energi wigor vigor vigoare энергичность elán, sila; energia; prudkosť vitalnost energija kraft, styrka, energi ความกระฉับกระเฉง şevk, canlılık 活力、精力 сила, енергія دم خم sự hăng hái 活力、精力
adj vigorous
a vigorous dance. energiek شَديد، قَوي، نَشيط енергичен silný energisk lebhaft ρωμαλέος, δραστήριος, ζωηρός, έντονος vigoroso jõuline پر شور و حرارت؛ قدرتمند raju vigoureux נִמרָץ जोरदार snažan, energičan (élet)erős kuat kröftugur vigoroso 力強い 정력적인 energingas, veržlus enerģisks; sparīgs bertenaga dan sihat energiek energisk, (livs)kraftig, frodig energiczny vigoroso energic энергичный temperamentný; silný; rázny živahen energičan kraftfull, spänstig, energisk กระปรี้กระเปร่า canlı 精力充沛的 сильний, енергійний زور دار nhiệt tình 精力充沛的
adv vigorously
energiek بِنَشاط، بِقُوَّه жизнено mohutnost energiskt lebhaft ρωμαλέα, δραστήρια vigorosamente jõuliselt توانمندانه tarmokkaasti vigoureusement בְּמֶרֶץ उत्साह से snažno, energično életerővel dengan kuat kröftuglega vigorosamente 力強く 활기 있게, 정력적으로 energingai, veržliai enerģiski; sparīgi dgn bertenaga dan sihat energiek energisk, (livs)kraftig energicznie vigorosamente cu vigoare, cu energie энергично energicky energično energično kraftfullt, spänstigt, energiskt อย่างคล่องแคล่ว şevkle, coşkuyla 精力充沛地 енергійно بزور، طاقت سے nhiệt tình 精力充沛地
The adjective is always spelt vigorous .
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