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| lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality. |
[Origin: 1835–45, Americanism; < L, acc. of vīs energy, force
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] —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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| vim | |
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| 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] |
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Vim
Vim\, n. [L., accusative of vis strength.] Power; force; energy; spirit; activity; vigor. [Colloq.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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