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vigor

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vig·or  (vgr)
n.
1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force.
2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.
3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity.
4. Legal effectiveness or validity.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from vigre, to be lively; see weg- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: vigor, dash1, punch2, verve, vim, vitality
These nouns denote a quality of spirited force or energy: intellectual vigor; played the piano with dash; an editorial with real punch; painted with verve; arguing with his usual vim; a decreased mental vitality.

vigor
  • vim, vigor - Vim is the same as vigor.
  • bouncing - In bouncing baby, it means "vigorous."
  • feckful - Means "efficient, vigorous," or "powerful."
  • macho, machismo - Macho is from Mexican Spanish, meaning "male animal or plant" or "masculine, vigorous"—from Latin masculus, "male"; machismo (pronounced mah-CHEEZ-mo) is based on macho.
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Noun1.vigor - forceful exertionvigor - 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.vigor - active strength of body or mindvigor - active strength of body or mind      
    strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
    3.vigor - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)vigor - 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"
    verve, vitality - an energetic style


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In one kind of death the spirit also dieth, and this it hath been known to do while yet the body was in vigor for many years.
However, I am content with the fact--I never age, and I love life and the vigor of youth.
On the other hand, it will be equally forgotten that the vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty; that, in the contemplation of a sound and well-informed judgment, their interest can never be separated; and that a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
 
 
 
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