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vigor (vigər)

noun

  1. active physical or mental force or strength; vitality
  2. active or healthy growth the vigor of a plant
  3. intensity, force, or energy the vigor of her denial
  4. effective legal or binding force; validity a law that is still in vigor

Etymology: ME vigour < OFr < L vigor < vigere, to be strong < vegere: see wake

vigor Synonyms

vigor

n.

  1. Activity

    exercise, action, energy, motion, quickness, raciness, stalwartness, alertness, agility, nimbleness, liveliness; see also vitality.

    Antonyms slowness*, sluggishness*, slothfulness.

  2. Force

    strength, vim, power, intensity, urgency, lustiness, virility, manliness, violence, vehemence.

    Antonyms weakness*, impotence*, effeminacy. *

  3. Health

    haleness, soundness, well-being, endurance, hardiness, vitality; see also health 1.

    Antonyms disease*, feebleness*, ill-health.

vigor Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • mind: Your independence and vigor of mind can make you a leader of thought when you have learned to get the chip off your shoulder.

Converse of object

  • renew: When, with renewed vigor, he resumed beating it, the snakes began to vanish.
  • show: Oil prices have recently risen and, not least, the economies of most of our major trading partners have shown little vigor.
  • maintain: CIMMYT's sociological studies have shown that farmers deliberately use external sources of seed to maintain vigor.

Adjective modifier

  • renewed: As our stern passed them they were indeed sucked right to the center of the canal and set off with renewed vigor.
  • hybrid: This is the first study that has looked at hybrid vigor in any crop on such a large scale.
  • much: Even more striking is that the ensuing days showed just how much vigor I'd lost over those two weeks.
  • great: Floyd continues to adore children, especially babies -- usually much to their Mothers ' horror -- and licks them with great vigor!
  • new: Or answer each and every round with new vigor and ultimate will to win.
  • more: But that affirmation was made with more vigor, more of the fire of the patriot and was exactly suited to the hour.

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