vi·tal·i·ty

(vī-tăl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. vi·tal·i·ties

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

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

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

3. The capacity to endure: 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. (Biology) a less common name for vital force

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vi•tal•i•ty

(vaɪˈtæl ɪ ti)

n.

1. exuberant physical or mental vigor: a person of great vitality.

2. capacity for survival or for the continuation of a meaningful or purposeful existence: the vitality of an institution.

3. power to live or grow.

4. vital force or principle.

[1585–95; < Latin]

Vitality

full of beans Lively, energetic; full of vim, vigor, and vitality. Popular since the mid-1800s, this expression was originally stable slang. It was used in reference to spirited, bean-fed horses.

live wire A spry, energetic person. This expression, derived from the jumping and sparking of a fallen power line, enjoys common usage in the United States.

He was, if anyone was, the live wire of the Senior Common Room. (J. C. Masterman, To Teach Senators Wisdom, 1952)

rough-and-ready Exhibiting vigor and vitality which, though unrefined and perhaps indelicate, is appropriate for dealing with a given situation; crudely efficient; rough in manner, but prompt and effective in action. Though it has been suggested that this phrase may allude to Colonel Rough, a soldier under the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo, supporting evidence for this allegation is sketchy at best. It is more likely that rough-and-ready arose as a description of one’s manner or style, its implications being obvious.

The rough-and-ready style which belongs to a people of sailors, foresters, farmers and mechanics. (Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Conduct of Life, 1860)

“Old Rough and Ready” was a nickname given to General Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) for his conduct during the Seminole and the Mexican Wars in the early 1800s. Supporters of Taylor’s campaign and presidency (1849-50) were known as the “Rough and Ready Boys.”

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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" chi, ch'i, 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

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

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vitality

noun

1. The vital principle or animating force within living beings:

breath, divine spark, élan vital, life force, psyche, soul, spirit, vital force.

2. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness:

dash, punch, starch, verve, vigor, vigorousness, vim.

Informal: snap.

Idiom: vim and vigor.

Translations

نَشاط ، حَيَوِيَّه

životnost

vitalitet

lífsòróttur

витальность энергичность

vitalita

canlılık

生命力

vitality

[vaɪˈtælɪtɪ] N → vitalidad f

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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

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vitality

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

vital

(ˈvaitl) adjective

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.

2. lively and energetic. a vital person/personality.

ˌviˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun

liveliness and energy. a girl of tremendous vitality.

vi·tal·i·ty

n. vitalidad.

1. cualidad de vivir;

2. vigor mental o físico.

vitality

n vitalidad f