- power to live or go on living
- power, as of an institution, to endure or survive
- mental or physical vigor; energy
Origin of vitality
Classical Latin vitalitas
noun
Vitality is having the capacity to live and grow, or physical or mental energy or strength.
An example of vitality is a person who is young, strong and excited about all aspects of life.
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vitality
noun
pl. vi·tal·i·ties- a. The capacity to live, grow, or develop: plants that lost their vitality when badly pruned.b. The characteristic, principle, or force that distinguishes living things from nonliving things.
- Physical or intellectual vigor; energy or liveliness. See Synonyms at vigor.
- The capacity to endure: the vitality of an old tradition.
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Noun
(plural vitalities)
- The capacity to live and develop
- Energy or vigour
- That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness
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Sentence Examples
- The war of 1895-1898 still further diminished the vitality of the industry.
- Even municipal institutions, which had never shown much vitality, were subjected to similar restrictions.
- The movement had the seeds of great vitality in it.
- It has not the vitality and force of a single living man; for a single man can bend it to his will.
- Miss Sullivan's vigorous, original mind has lent much of its vitality to her pupil.
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