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
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OTHER WORDS FROM vigor
vig·or·less, adjectiveWords nearby vigor
Example sentences from the Web for vigor
Idioms and Phrases with vigor
vigor
see vim and vigor.