About The Word Vigor
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Vigor
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What's The Definition Of Vigor?
[n] an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"
[n] active strength of body or mind [n] an exertion of force; "he plays tennis with great energy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Vigor: energy | vigour | vim Related Terms | Find terms related to Vigor: See Also | athleticism | force | forcefulness | life | liveliness | spirit | sprightliness | strength | strenuosity | verve | vitality Vigor In Webster's Dictionary \Vig"or\, n. [OE. vigour, vigor, OF. vigor, vigur, vigour,
F. vigueur, fr. L. vigor, fr. vigere to be lively or strong.
See {Vegetable}, {Vigil}.]
1. Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for
exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force;
energy.
The vigor of this arm was never vain. --Dryden.
2. Strength or force in animal or force in animal or
vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor.
3. Strength; efficacy; potency.
But in the fruithful earth . . . His beams, unactive
else, their vigor find. --Milton.
Note: Vigor and its derivatives commonly imply active
strength, or the power of action and exertion, in
distinction from passive strength, or strength to
endure.
\Vig"or\, v. t. To invigorate. [Obs.] --Feltham. |
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