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Definition of vigor :
1. Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.
2. Strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor.
3. Strength; efficacy; potency.
4. To invigorate.
Synonyms:
pizzaz, null, cypher, violence, esprit, slide fastener, nada, urgency, oomph, dash, starch, intensity, heartiness, virility, aught, naught, zippo, cipher, postal code, bounce, muscularity, manliness, pertness, sinew, free energy, sparkle, ginger, zip fastener, zipper, nix, push, pizzazz, tired, punch, brawniness, peppiness, brio, vivaciousness, zero, wholeheartedness, vigour, dynamism, zilch, nil, nothing, get-up-and-go, goose egg, vigorousness, life, LAN, impotence, heftiness, weakness, postcode
energy (part of speech: noun)
pep, strength, spirit, power, activity, spunk, snap, potency, fire, fervor, zeal, vim, stamina, zip, effervescence, force, puissance, might, verve, zing, vivacity, energy, drive, spark
health (part of speech: noun)
haleness, well-being, disease, hardiness, health, feebleness, wholesomeness, fitness, soundness, robustness, salubriousness, endurance
activity (part of speech: noun)
motion, action, raciness, nimbleness, quickness, slowness, alertness, exercise, sluggishness
power (part of speech: noun)
competence, command, control, grasp, mastery, authority
vigor (part of speech: noun)
enthusiasm, friskiness, agitation, lustiness, passion, gusto, earnestness, fervency, sprightliness, animation, excitement, industriousness, relish, eagerness, liveliness, zest, ardency, agility, exuberance
strength (part of speech: noun)
huskiness, stoutness, brawn, vitality, stability, firmness, clout, toughness, muscle, sturdiness
Usage examples:
- " None whatever, except that the search for the Gray Phantom has been renewed with increased vigor. - "The Gray Phantom's Return", Herman Landon.
- The theory of those who hold that woman will yet be man's full equal in physical vigor necessarily implies, as you suggest, that she must probably once have been his actual equal, and calls for an explanation of the loss of that equality. - "Equality", Edward Bellamy.
- It is that which makes a man come back with new vigor to his work after his first failure. - "Humanly Speaking", Samuel McChord Crothers.