Entry Word: vitality

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity <a city known for the vitality of its entertainment and sports scenes>

Synonyms animation, briskness, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness, lustiness, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrancy

Related Words buoyancy, jauntiness, springiness; brightness, cheer, cheerfulness, effervescence, vivacity, vivaciousness; eagerness, enthusiasm, keenness, spiritedness; friskiness, impishness, pertness, playfulness

Near Antonyms indolence, laziness; languor, lethargy, limpness, listlessness, sleepiness, sluggishness, torpor, weariness; apathy, impassivity; dullness (or dulness), tediousness, tedium

Antonyms inactivity, lifelessness

2 active strength of body or mind <her vitality seemed to spread to everyone around her> — see vigor 1