invigorating
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- invigoratingly adverb
- uninvigorating adjective
Etymology
Origin of invigorating
Explanation
A dip in the ocean in January is horrifying to some people but invigorating to others. Invigorating describes something that makes you feel strong and revitalized. A long walk, rousing music, a drink of water when you're thirsty — all of these can be invigorating, or deeply refreshing. Invigorating contains the word vigor, which means a hearty strength. You can talk about any activity that might give you that kind of strength as invigorating. Invigorating comes from the same root as vigorous, the Latin vigere, which means "be lively, flourish, or thrive".
Vocabulary lists containing invigorating
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Giver
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Example Sentences
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So how, he asked, can that be done, “in a way that feels invigorating and hopeful?”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The Chanel dinner brings fashion, film and art together in an invigorating way.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
The treatment takes place on a heated marble table inside the hammam and begins with a thorough cleansing before moving into an invigorating exfoliating scrub.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
So a year or so on, he must feel the Civil Service has not yet been given the short sharp shock of an invigorating cold shower he thinks it needs.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
It was a different kind of music than I’d played before, challenging, and strangely invigorating.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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