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vi·tal·i·ty  (v-tl-t)

n. pl. vi·tal·i·ties

1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop: plants that lost their vitality when badly pruned.

2. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy. See Synonyms at vigor.

3. The characteristic, principle, or force that distinguishes living things from nonliving things.

4. Power to survive: the vitality of an old tradition.

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vitality [vaɪˈtælɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. physical or mental vigour, energy, etc.

2. the power or ability to continue in existence, live, or grow the vitality of a movement

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a less common name for vital force

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vitality - an energetic style                   verve vim, muscularity, vigor, vigour, energy - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" sparkle, twinkle, spark, light - merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
	2.	vitality - a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" vim, energy good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease juice - energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing" ch'i, chi, ki, qi - the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
	3.	vitality - (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms elan vital, life force, vital force biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
	4.	vitality - the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" animation animateness, liveness, aliveness - the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life

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vitality

noun energy, vivacity, sparkle, go (informal), life, strength, pep, stamina, animation, vigour, exuberance, welly (slang), brio, robustness, liveliness, vim (slang), lustiness, vivaciousness He fell in love with her for her vitality and sense of fun.
apathy, inertia, lethargy, sluggishness, listlessness, weakness

Translations

vitality [vaɪˈtælɪtɪ] N → vitalidad f

vitality [vaɪˈtæləti] n → vitalité f

vitality

n (= energy) → Energie f, → Leben nt, → Vitalität f; (of prose, language) → Lebendigkeit f, → Vitalität f; (of companies, new state) → Dynamik f; (= durability) → Beständigkeit f

vitality [vaɪˈtælɪtɪ] n → vitalità
his performance lacked vitality → la sua esecuzione mancava di brio

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vitality [vaɪˈtælɪtɪ] n → vitalità
his performance lacked vitality → la sua esecuzione mancava di brio