vital
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.
Origin of vital
1Other words for vital
Other words from vital
- vi·tal·ly, adverb
- vi·tal·ness, noun
- non·vi·tal, adjective
- non·vi·tal·ly, adverb
- non·vi·tal·ness, noun
- quasi-vital, adjective
- qua·si-vi·tal·ly, adverb
- su·per·vi·tal, adjective
- su·per·vi·tal·ly, adverb
- su·per·vi·tal·ness, noun
- un·vi·tal, adjective
- un·vi·tal·ly, adverb
- un·vi·tal·ness, noun
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How to use vital in a sentence
All of them know how vital it is to have a top quarterback, like Rivera and Hurney had with Newton in Carolina and Mayhew had with Stafford when he was the Lions’ general manager.
Finding the right QB is the first — and most crucial — task for Washington’s new front office | Les Carpenter | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe tests could be vital tools in the country’s fight against the virus — especially in the months before most Americans are vaccinated.
A fast, at-home coronavirus test will be available to Americans this year | William Wan | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostSand dredging is vital for construction because it’s an essential ingredient in concrete.
Utilizing outdoor space is vital in order to keep everyone safe and to ensure that state regulations are abided by.
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In the classic skillset of piloting, mental acuity, and its coordination with hand and foot movements, is equally vital.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis ups and downs professionally outside of the World Cup are a vital a part of his story in the book.
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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.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickBut this theory of a merciful, and loving Heavenly Father is vital to the Christian religion.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordAccording to Metchnikoff, this property of leukocytes resides entirely within themselves, depending upon their own vital activity.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIf 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.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeThese lofty strategical questions must not make me forget an equally vital munitions message just to hand.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for vital
/ (ˈvaɪtəl) /
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
(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
Origin of vital
1Derived forms of vital
- vitally, adverb
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