vital

[ vahyt-l ]

/ ˈvaɪt l /

adjective

of or relating to life: vital processes.

having remarkable energy, liveliness, or force of personality: a vital leader.

being the seat or source of life: the vital organs.

necessary to life: vital fluids.

necessary to the existence, continuance, or well-being of something; indispensable; essential: vital for a healthy society.

affecting the existence, well-being, truth, etc., of something: a vital error.

of critical importance: vital decisions.

destructive to life; deadly: a vital wound.

Origin of vital

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vītālis, equivalent to vīt(a) life (derivative of vīvere to live; akin to Greek bíesthai, Sanskrit jīvati (he) lives, English quick) + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR vital

5 important, critical.

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OTHER WORDS FROM vital

vi·tal·ly, adverb vi·tal·ness, noun non·vi·tal, adjective non·vi·tal·ly, adverb

non·vi·tal·ness, noun qua·si-vi·tal, adjective qua·si-vi·tal·ly, adverb su·per·vi·tal, adjective su·per·vi·tal·ly, adverb su·per·vi·tal·ness, noun un·vi·tal, adjective un·vi·tal·ly, adverb un·vi·tal·ness, noun

Words nearby vital

visuosensory, visuospatial, visé, vita, vitaceous, vital, vital capacity, vital force, vital function, vital index, vital pulp

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British Dictionary definitions for vitally

vital

/ (ˈvaɪtəl) /

adjective

essential to maintain life the lungs perform a vital function

forceful, energetic, or lively a vital person

of, relating to, having, or displaying life a vital organism

indispensable or essential books vital to this study

of great importance; decisive a vital game

archaic influencing the course of life, esp negatively a vital treachery

noun

(plural)

the bodily organs, such as the brain, liver, heart, lungs, etc, that are necessary to maintain life
the organs of reproduction, esp the male genitals

(plural) the essential elements of anything

Derived forms of vital

vitally, adverb

Word Origin for vital

C14: via Old French from Latin vītālis belonging to life, from vīta life

Medical definitions for vitally

vital

[ vīt′l ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of life.

Necessary to the continuation of life.

Used or done on a living cell or tissue, as in staining.

Destructive to life; fatal, as of an injury.

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