vital

vi·tal  (vtl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life: See Synonyms at living.

2. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining: a vital organ; vital nutrients.

3. Full of life; animated: "The population of the teeming, vital slum . . . declined" (Rick Hampson).

4. Imparting life or animation; invigorating: the sun's vital rays.

5. Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness; essential: "Irrigation was vital to early civilization" (William H. McNeill). "A vital component of any democracy is a free labor movement" (Bayard Rustin).

6. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives: vital records.

7. Biology Used or done on a living cell or tissue: vital dyes; vital staining.

8. Destructive to life; fatal: a vital injury.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vtlis, from vta, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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vital·ly adv.

vital·ness n.

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vital

Adjective

1. essential or highly important: marriage isn't such a vital part of his life

2. energetic or lively: the epitome of vital youthful manhood

3. necessary to maintain life: the vital organs

Noun

vitals the bodily organs, such as the brain and heart, that are necessary to maintain life [Latin vita life]

vitally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	vital - urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" critical indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
	2.	vital - performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise" life-sustaining essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
	3.	vital - full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" full of life, lively animated, alive - having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
	4.	vital - manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs" alive, live - possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

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vital

adjective 1. essential, important, necessary, key, basic, significant, critical, radical, crucial, fundamental, urgent, decisive, cardinal, imperative, indispensable, requisite, life-or-death, must-have << OPPOSITE unnecessary

adjective 2. lively, vigorous, energetic, spirited, dynamic, animated, vibrant, forceful, sparky, vivacious, full of beans (informal) zestful, full of the joy of living << OPPOSITE lethargic

Translations

vital [ˈvaɪtl] adj (= essential) → esencial, imprescindible (= crucial); crítico; [person] → enérgico, vivo (= of life); vital;

of vital importance (to sb/sth) → de suma importancia (para algn/algo)

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vital [ˈvaɪtl] adj → vital(e);

of vital importance (to sb/sth) → d'une importance capitale (pour qn/qch)

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vital [ˈvaɪtl] adj (essential) → unerlässlich;

(organ) → lebenswichtig;

(full of life) → vital;

of vital importance (to sb/sth) → von größter Wichtigkeit (für jdn/etw)

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vital [ˈvaɪtl] adj → vitale;

of vital importance (to sb/sth) → di vitale importanza (per qn/qc)

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vital

adj vital [ˈvaitl]

1 essential; of the greatest importance Speed is vital to the success of our plan; It is vital that we arrive at the hospital soon. noodsaaklik حَيَوي، ضَروري، أساسي жизненоважен rozhodující afgørende; vital (lebens)wichtig ζωτικός vital ülitähtis حیاتی؛ مهم erittäin tärkeä vital חִיוּנִי महत्वपूर्ण vitalan, bitan létfontosságú penting (lífs)nauðsynlegur vitale きわめて重大な 없어서는 안될, 긴요한 gyvy biškai svarbus vitāls; ārkārtīgi svarīgs; būtisks penting essentieel livsviktig; avgjørende konieczny, istotny vital vital, esenţial крайне необходимый rozhodujúci, dôležitý; podstatný bistven vitalan absolut nödvändig, livsviktig สำคัญมาก çok önemli 極其關鍵的, 重大的 істотний; життєво важливий لازمي quan trọng 极其关键的, 重大的

2 lively and energetic a vital person/personality. energiek حَيَوي، نَشيط жизнен vitální livlig; aktiv; vital lebendig ζωντανός, ενεργητικός vital vitaalne سرزنده elinvoimainen vif מָלֵא חַיִים जीवंत živ, energičan élettel teli bersemangat líflegur vitale 活気に満ちた 활기있는, 팔팔한 gyvybingas vitāls; dzīvīgs; enerģisks bersemangat vitaal livlig, vital, spirituell żywotny, energiczny vital plin de vitalitate энергичный vitálny vitalen vitalan vital, livskraftig จำเป็นสำหรับชีวิต canlı, hayat dolu 充滿活力的 енергійний, жвавий حيات سے پر đầy sức sống 充满活力的

n viˈtality [-ˈtӕ-]

liveliness and energy a girl of tremendous vitality. energiekheid نَشاط ، حَيَوِيَّه жизненост životnost vitalitet die Vitalität ζωντάνια, ενεργητικότητα vitalidad vitaalsus سرزندگی elinvoima vitalité חִיוּנִיוּת जीवन-शक्ति vitalnost életerő semangat lífsþróttur vitalità 活力 생명력; 활기, 활력, 생기 gyvybingumas vitalitāte; dzīvīgums; enerģija penuh bertenaga vitaliteit livskraft, energi, vitalitet żywotność, energia vitalidade vitalitate энергия vitalita vitalnost vitalnost vitalitet, livskraft กำลังกาย canlılık 生命力 жвавість, енергія حيويت، قوت sự đầy sức sống 生命力