vigor
active strength or force.
healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality.
energetic activity; energy; intensity: The economic recovery has given the country a new vigor.
force of healthy growth in any living matter or organism, as a plant.
active or effective force, especially legal validity.
Origin of vigor
1- Also especially British, vig·our .
Other words for vigor
Other words from vigor
- vig·or·less, adjective
Words Nearby vigor
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How to use vigor in a sentence
Stittsworth sighed and gazed out the window, whereupon he noticed a male goat mounting a female goat with extreme vigor.
The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor' | Penny Lane | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe speaks with vigor about her projects, pointing out her favorite pieces in the museum and library.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors | Nina Strochlic | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was only the 8th minute of the game, and Argentina was flowing with dangerous vigor.
Costa Rica vs. the Netherlands: A Tale of Two Goalies | Tunku Varadarajan | July 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt looked as if Chrome was lying in wait, but aboard the horse Victor Espinoza sensed a diminished vigor.
Why California Chrome’s Fairy Tale Didn’t End Happily Ever After | Michael Fensom | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHouse Speaker John Boehner has stalled on immigration with great vigor.
She bathed Madame Ratignolle's face with cologne, while Robert plied the fan with unnecessary vigor.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinTim says more by the vigor of his smoking than Perry Thomas could express in a year's oration.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydGunn possessed a purple complexion which attained to full vigor of coloring in the nasal region.
Dope | Sax RohmerHe possessed a mind of great vigor and enterprise, and was characterized by integrity and amiableness.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBut the new column infused vigor and hope in the hearts of a garrison that had ceased even to despair.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
Other Idioms and Phrases with vigor
see vim and vigor.
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