vitalness

vi·tal

 (vīt′l)

adj.

1.

a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life: vital strength. See Synonyms at living.

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

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

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

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

3.

a. Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness: "Irrigation was vital to early civilization" (William H. McNeill).

b. Extremely important; essential: "A vital component of any democracy is a free labor movement" (Bayard Rustin).

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

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

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vi′tal·ly adv.

vi′tal·ness n.

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vitalness

(ˈvaɪtəlnəs)

n

the quality of being vital

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vitalness - the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without indispensability, indispensableness essentiality, essentialness - basic importance
	2.	vitalness - the quality of being essential to maintain life essentiality, essentialness - basic importance

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