Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Physical or mental strength, energy, or force.
- noun The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.
- noun Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Active strength or force of body; physical force; a flourishing physical condition; also, strength of mind; mental health and power; by extension, force of healthy growth in plants.
- noun Strength or force in general; powerful or energetic action; energy; efficacy; potency.
- noun Synonyms Health, haleness, soundness, robustness, bloom, thriftiness.
- noun Might, power.
- To invigorate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To invigorate.
- noun Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.
- noun Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.
- noun Strength; efficacy; potency.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun American Alternative spelling of
vigour .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun forceful exertion
- noun active strength of body or mind
- noun an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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RantingTommy says: tim may have the stamina advantage, but vigor is putting in one hell of a sprint
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Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years, with large increase of freedom.
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RantingTommy says: tim may have the stamina advantage, but vigor is putting in one hell of a sprint
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RantingTommy says: tim may have the stamina advantage, but vigor is putting in one hell of a sprint
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RantingTommy says: lol, vigor is trying to out-stupid tim this should be a fun contest to watch
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He did not know that he was himself possessed of unusual brain vigor; nor did he know that the persons who were given to probing the depths and to thinking ultimate thoughts were not to be found in the drawing rooms of the world's
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Hybrid vigor is a well-known phenomenon responsible for increased yields in corn, and metaphorically, for the economic and cultural flourishing of civilizations that engage in foreign trade.
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Bella the only one trying to push their views on anyone with vigor is you: Here are other cultures views on both Homosexuality and Abortion.
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Hybrid vigor is a well-known phenomenon responsible for increased yields in corn, and metaphorically, for the economic and cultural flourishing of civilizations that engage in foreign trade.
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RantingTommy says: lol, vigor is trying to out-stupid tim this should be a fun contest to watch
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