vigor

vig·or

noun \ˈvi-gər\

Definition of VIGOR

1

: active bodily or mental strength or force

2

: active healthy well-balanced growth especially of plants

3

: intensity of action or effect : force

4

: effective legal status

Examples of VIGOR

1. She defended her beliefs with great vigor.
2. <she was picked to lead the volunteer group because of her vigor and enthusiasm>

Origin of VIGOR

Middle English vigour, from Anglo-French, from Latin vigor, from vigēre to be vigorous

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to VIGOR

Synonyms

beans, bounce, brio, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip

Antonyms

lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity

Related Words

animal spirits, animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, snappiness, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, vibrance, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity; ardor, élan, fervor, fire, passion, zeal; main, metal, mettle, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, stamina, strength; brawniness, fitness, hardiness, huskiness, sturdiness, virility; health, healthiness, soundness, verdure, wellness

Near Antonyms

indolence, laziness; debilitation, debility, delicacy, disablement, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, impotency, infirmity, powerlessness, puniness, slightness, softness, tenderness, weakness; enervation, exhaustion, inanition, prostration

Rhymes with VIGOR

chigger, digger, jigger, rigger, rigor, snigger, swigger, trigger

vigor

   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of VIGOR

—see hybrid vigor

Variants of VIGOR

vigor or chiefly British vigour