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vital
[ vahyt-l ]
adjective
- of or relating to life:
vital processes.
- having remarkable energy, liveliness, or force of personality:
a vital leader.
- being the seat or source of life:
the vital organs.
- necessary to life:
vital fluids.
- necessary to the existence, continuance, or well-being of something; indispensable; essential:
vital for a healthy society.
- affecting the existence, well-being, truth, etc., of something:
a vital error.
- of critical importance:
vital decisions.
- destructive to life; deadly:
a vital wound.
vital
/ ˈvaɪtəl /
adjective
- essential to maintain life
the lungs perform a vital function
- forceful, energetic, or lively
a vital person
- of, relating to, having, or displaying life
a vital organism
- indispensable or essential
books vital to this study
- of great importance; decisive
a vital game
- archaic.influencing the course of life, esp negatively
a vital treachery
noun
- plural
- the bodily organs, such as the brain, liver, heart, lungs, etc, that are necessary to maintain life
- the organs of reproduction, esp the male genitals
- plural the essential elements of anything
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Derived Forms
- ˈvitally, adverb
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Other Words From
- vital·ly adverb
- vital·ness noun
- non·vital adjective
- non·vital·ly adverb
- non·vital·ness noun
- quasi-vital adjective
- quasi-vital·ly adverb
- super·vital adjective
- super·vital·ly adverb
- super·vital·ness noun
- un·vital adjective
- un·vital·ly adverb
- un·vital·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vital1
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Example Sentences
In the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital.
His ups and downs professionally outside of the World Cup are a vital a part of his story in the book.
Vital Voices in 2013 took over funds from the Women In The World foundation which originated at The Daily Beast.
Some organizations, like amfAR, provide vital funding for scientists who bring innovative ideas to the HIV/AIDS research field.
“The influence of the oak maturation casks on the final character of The Macallan is vital,” says MacPherson.
To make the effort of articulation a vital impulse in response to a mental concept,—this is the object sought.
But this theory of a merciful, and loving Heavenly Father is vital to the Christian religion.
According to Metchnikoff, this property of leukocytes resides entirely within themselves, depending upon their own vital activity.
If the hunter venture to come close to such a monster, and his dagger fail to pierce the vital spot, there is no help for him.
These lofty strategical questions must not make me forget an equally vital munitions message just to hand.
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