vigour
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vig·our
(vĭg′ər)n. Chiefly British
Variant of vigor.
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vigour
(ˈvɪɡə) orvigor
n
1. exuberant and resilient strength of body or mind; vitality
2. substantial effective energy or force: the vigour of the tempest.
3. forcefulness; intensity: the vigour of her complaints.
4. (Biology) the capacity for survival or strong healthy growth in a plant or animal: hybrid vigour.
5. the most active period or stage of life, manhood, etc; prime
6. (Law) chiefly US legal force or effectiveness; validity (esp in the phrase in vigour)
[C14: from Old French vigeur, from Latin vigor activity, from vigēre to be lively]
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Noun | 1. | vigour - forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" forcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" athleticism, strenuosity - intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism" |
2. | vigour - active strength of body or mind strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" | |
3. | vigour - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" |
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vigour
U.S. vigornoun energy, might, force, vitality, power, activity, spirit, strength, snap (informal), punch (informal), dash, pep, zip (informal), animation, verve, gusto, dynamism, welly (slang), oomph (informal), brio, robustness, liveliness, vim (slang), forcefulness He lacks the vigour of a normal, healthy teenager. He played with great vigour.
weakness, apathy, inertia, frailty, fragility, lethargy, inactivity, impotence, sluggishness, infirmity, feebleness
weakness, apathy, inertia, frailty, fragility, lethargy, inactivity, impotence, sluggishness, infirmity, feebleness
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Translations
نَشاط، قُوَّه
energie
energi
kraftur, lífsorka
veržliai
enerģijaspars
canlılıkşevk
vigour
vigor (US) [ˈvɪgəʳ] N → vigor m, energía fwith great vigour → con mucho vigor, con mucha energía
with renewed vigour → con renovado vigor, con renovada energía
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vigour
, (US) vigorn → Kraft f, → Energie f; (of protest, denial) → Heftigkeit f; (of exercises) → Energie f; (of player) → Dynamik f; (of speech, debater) → Leidenschaftlichkeit f; (of prose) → Ausdruckskraft f; sexual/youthful vigour → sexuelle/jugendliche Spannkraft; all the vigour has gone out of the undertaking → das Unternehmen hat jeglichen Schwung verloren
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vigour
(American) vigor (ˈvigə) noun strength and energy. He began his new job with enthusiasm and vigour.
ˈvigorous adjectivea vigorous dance.
ˈvigorously adverb The adjective is always spelt vigorous.
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