Definition of vigor

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vig·or    (vgr) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force.
2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.
3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity.
4. Legal effectiveness or validity.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from vigre, to be lively; see weg- in Indo-European roots

SYNONYMS:
vigor , dash ¹ , punch ² , verve , vim , vitality

These nouns denote a quality of spirited force or energy: intellectual vigor; played the piano with dash; an editorial with real punch; painted with verve; arguing with his usual vim; a decreased mental vitality.

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