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.

Nearby words

vignetter, vignetting, vignola, vigny, vigo, vigor, vigorish, vigoro, vigoroso, vigorous, vigour

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

SYNONYMS FOR vigor

2 drive, force, strength.

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Related forms

vig·or·less, adjective

Examples from the Web for vigor

She speaks with vigor about her projects, pointing out her favorite pieces in the museum and library.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors|Nina Strochlic|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It condenses pain into tiny joke pellets, like a mass-immunization that builds tolerance and vigor.
Young Muslim Comic Takes On Fundamentalists|Moral Courage|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like John Kennedy in 1960, he combined youth, vigor, and good looks with the promise of political change.
The Heart and Soul of ‘Glamour’|Virginia Postrel|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His 1965 book, A Thousand Days, retains its vigor, and has never been excelled as a study of those years.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK|Ted Widmer|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It would seem that for all of its ostensible lack of vim and vigor, Israel Media Watch is a very effective organization.
The Dubious Successes of Israel's Media Watch|Elisheva Goldberg|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We know that just in proportion to the loss of this substance are our vigor and strength taken from us.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor|George Dadd
In a thousand ways and without any loss of vigor the sense of American nationality was expressing itself.
The Path of Empire|Carl Russell Fish
She must not let herself be prisoned by a mere body that exulted blindly, basely, in its vigor.
Ewing\'s Lady|Harry Leon Wilson
I never knew why Greens history thrilled me with the vigor of romance until I read his biography.
Optimism|Helen Keller
When I met him in 1860 he was quite well, and ascribed his health and vigor expressly to that habit.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de Comyn