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–noun

lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.

[Origin: 1835–45, Americanism; < L, acc. of vīs energy, force

]

—Synonyms vigor, pep, energy, dash.

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n. Ebullient vitality and energy. See Synonyms at vigor.

[Latin, accusative of vīs; see weiə- in Indo-European roots.]

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1843, usually said to be from L. vim, accusative of vis "strength, force, power, energy." But perhaps the modern word is purely imitative.

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noun
1.	a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" [syn: energy]
2.	an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" [syn: energy]