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vigor

vig·or

vigor

 
pronunciation:
vI gr
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: intensity or force.
They will pursue their enemies with vigor.
synonyms:
force, potency, power, strength
antonyms:
weakness
similar words:
blood, emphasis, energy, hardiness, mettle, might, moxie, muscle, nerve, pluck, sap, spunk
definition 2: mental or physical energy or force; vitality; enthusiasm.
He is full of vigor, even at eighty years of age.
synonyms:
energy, enthusiasm, spirit, vitality
antonyms:
decrepitude, languor, lassitude, lethargy
similar words:
élan, animation, blood, dash, force, go, intensity, life, liveliness, muscle, pep, power, sap, sprightliness, verve, vim, vivacity, zeal, zip
definition 3: capacity for healthy growth and survival, esp. in a living organism.
These plants have the vigor to survive in the desert.
synonyms:
élan vital, viability, vitality
similar words:
blood
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