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vig·or
 vigor
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- pronunciation:
- vI
g
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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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
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| 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
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| 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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| related words: |
action, activity, alacrity, bounce, buoyancy, enthusiasm, flush, life, main, prowess, warmth |
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