vigor

American  

[vig-er] / ˈvɪg ər /

especially British, vigour

noun

1. active strength or force.

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

   Synonyms:

   strength, force, drive

3. energetic activity; energy; intensity.

   The economic recovery has given the country a new vigor.

4. force of healthy growth in any living matter or organism, as a plant.

5. active or effective force, especially legal validity.

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vigor Idioms  

1. see vim and vigor.

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Other Word Forms

• vigorless adjective

Etymology

Origin of vigor

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English vigo(u)r, from Anglo-French; Middle French vigeur, from Latin vigor “force, energy,” from vig(ēre) “to be vigorous, thrive” + -or -or ¹

Example Sentences

Dopamine plays a key role in motor vigor, which refers to the ability to move with speed and strength.

From Science Daily

Vital, by Merriam-Webster’s definition, implies a work that is “tending to renew or refresh the living,” full of life and vigor, and, what do you know, animated.

From Salon

But for a while Wednesday, that vigor was conspicuously absent against Texas San Antonio, a team that lost four of its last five.

From Los Angeles Times

Many of crypto’s biggest players trooped to Abu Dhabi last week, hoping to secure deals with deep-pocketed Emirati investors who could inject fresh vigor into the industry following two months in the doldrums.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Lula seems younger now than he did at 70—he’s got more energy, more vigor and enthusiasm to defend Brazil and the poor,” said Éden Valadares, national communications secretary of the Workers’ Party.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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• agility
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• capability
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• potency
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• strength
• urgency
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