vigor

[ vig-er ]
/ ˈvɪg ər /

noun

active strength or force.
healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality.
energetic activity; energy; intensity: The economic recovery has given the country a new vigor.
force of healthy growth in any living matter or organism, as a plant.
active or effective force, especially legal validity.
Also especially British, vig·our.

Origin of vigor

1300–50; Middle English vigo(u)r < Anglo-French; Middle French vigeur < Latin vigor force, energy, equivalent to vig(ēre) to be vigorous, thrive + -or -or1

SYNONYMS FOR vigor

2 drive, force, strength.

OTHER WORDS FROM vigor

vig·or·less, adjective

Words nearby vigor

vignetter, vignetting, vignola, vigny, vigo, vigor, vigorish, vigoro, vigoroso, vigorous, vigour

Example sentences from the Web for vigour

British Dictionary definitions for vigour

vigour

US vigor

/ (ˈvɪɡə) /

noun

exuberant and resilient strength of body or mind; vitality
substantial effective energy or force the vigour of the tempest
forcefulness; intensity the vigour of her complaints
the capacity for survival or strong healthy growth in a plant or animal hybrid vigour
the most active period or stage of life, manhood, etc; prime
mainly US legal force or effectiveness; validity (esp in the phrase in vigour)

Word Origin for vigour

C14: from Old French vigeur, from Latin vigor activity, from vigēre to be lively

Idioms and Phrases with vigour

vigor

see vim and vigor.