Entry Word: vigor

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 active strength of body or mind <she was picked for the soccer team because of her vigor and enthusiasm>

Synonyms bounce, dash, drive, energy, esprit, ginger, go, hardihood, life, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vim, vitality, zing, zip

Related Words animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, spiritedness, sprightliness, vivaciousness, vivacity; ardor, fervor, fire, passion, zeal; main, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, strength; brawniness, fitness, hardiness, huskiness, virility; haleness, health, healthiness, soundness, wellness

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

Antonyms lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness

2 the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task <a drug for lowering cholesterol that acts with proven vigor> — see power 2