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

In the office of Burnham & Root, Roth studied architectural books and drawings of antiquities, learning the grammar of a classicism he later used with such vigor in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

My aunt was sweeping our already spotless floors with such vigor, I thought she would snap her broom.

From Literature

Mr. Stephens writes with vigor and verve, and he refrains from flaunting the expertise he clearly possesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Related Words

• ability
• agility
• alertness
• capability
• dynamism
• endurance
• intensity
• potency
• quickness
• strength
• urgency
• vitality