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vigor
[ vig-er ]
/ ˈvɪg ər /
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noun
active strength or force.
healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality.
energetic activity; energy; intensity: The economic recovery has given the country a new vigor.
force of healthy growth in any living matter or organism, as a plant.
active or effective force, especially legal validity.
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Also especially British, vig·our .
Origin of vigor
1300–50; Middle English vigo(u)r<Anglo-French; Middle French vigeur<Latin vigor force, energy, equivalent to vig(ēre) to be vigorous, thrive + -or-or1
OTHER WORDS FROM vigor
vig·or·less, adjectiveWords nearby vigor
vignetter, vignetting, Vignola, Vigny, Vigo, vigor, vigorish, vigoro, vigoroso, vigorous, vigorously
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Other Idioms and Phrases with vigor
vigor
see vim and vigor.
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