vigor

vig·or

 (vĭg′ər)

n.

1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force: Our vigor was depleted by the hot weather.

2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.

3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity: argued his point with great vigor.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from vigēre, 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.

vig•or

(ˈvɪg ər)

n.

1. active strength or force; intensity; energy.

2. healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality.

3. healthy growth in any living matter or organism, as a plant.

4. effective force, esp. legal validity.

Also, esp. Brit.,vig′our.

[1300–50; < Middle French vigeur < Latin vigor force, energy =vig(ēre) to be vigorous, thrive + -or -or¹]

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vigor - forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" vigour, energy, 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 mind   heartiness, vigour, dynamism strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
	3.	vigor - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" vim, muscularity, vigour, energy 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

vigor

noun

1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:

animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.

Informal: ginger, pep, peppiness.

Slang: oomph.

2. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness:

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

Informal: snap.

Idiom: vim and vigor.

Translations

Tatendrang

vigornervio

vigore

sila

vigour

(American) vigor (ˈvigə) noun

strength and energy. He began his new job with enthusiasm and vigour. energie نَشاط، قُوَّه сила vigor energie die Energie energi σφρίγος, ενεργητικότηταvigor tarmukus قدرت؛ شور tarmo vigueurכוח, מרץ शक्ति, प्रभाव snaga, energija (élet)erő kekuatan kraftur, lífsorka vigore 活力 활동력, 활력 energija, veržlumas enerģija; spars bertenaga dan sihat energiepågangsmot, kraft, energiwigor سيك، قوت، زور، مجال، وس: وس كړنه، زور اچونه، توندوالى 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

ˈvigorous adjective

a vigorous dance. energiek شَديد، قَوي، نَشيط енергичен vigoroso silný lebhaft energisk ρωμαλέος, δραστήριος, ζωηρός, έντονοςvigoroso 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 energiekenergisk, kraftig, frodigenergiczny قوت 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

ˈvigorously adverb

energiek بِنَشاط، بِقُوَّه жизнено vigorosamente mohutnost lebhaft energiskt ρωμαλέα, δραστήριαvigorosamente jõuliselt توانمندانه ponnekkaasti vigoureusement בְּמֶרֶץ उत्साह से snažno, energično életerővel dengan kuat kröftuglega vigorosamente 力強く 정력적으로 energingai, veržliai enerģiski; sparīgi dgn bertenaga dan sihat energiekenergisk, kraftig energicznie زور 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

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The adjective is always spelt vigorous.

vigor

n. vigor, fortaleza.

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