'Vigor' definitions:
Definition of 'vigor'
(from WordNet)
noun
Forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour, zip]
noun
noun
An imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" [syn: energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim]
Definition of 'Vigor'
From: GCIDE
- Vigor \Vig"or\, n. [OE. vigour, vigor, OF. vigor, vigur, vigour, F. vigueur, fr. L. vigor, fr. vigere to be lively or strong. See Vegetable, Vigil.]
- 1. Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy. [1913 Webster]
- The vigor of this arm was never vain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Strength; efficacy; potency. [1913 Webster]
- But in the fruithful earth . . . His beams, unactive else, their vigor find. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Vigor and its derivatives commonly imply active strength, or the power of action and exertion, in distinction from passive strength, or strength to endure. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Vigor'
From: GCIDE
- Vigor \Vig"or\, v. t. To invigorate. [Obs.] --Feltham. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vigor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amperage,
- animal spirits,
- animation,
- armipotence,
- authority,
- bang,
- beef,
- bite,
- bitingness,
- black power,
- bounce,
- brio,
- briskness,
- brute force,
- capacity,
- capersomeness,
- charge,
- charisma,
- clout,
- cogence,
- cogency,
- coltishness,
- compulsion,
- cuttingness,
- decisiveness,
- demonic energy,
- dint,
- drive,
- duress,
- dynamism,
- eagerness,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- effectuality,
- elan,
- endurance,
- energy,
- enthusiasm,
- ergal,
- esprit,
- exuberance,
- flower power,
- force,
- force majeure,
- forcefulness,
- fortitude,
- friskiness,
- frolicsomeness,
- full blast,
- full force,
- gaiety,
- gamesomeness,
- gayness,
- get-up-and-go,
- getup,
- go,
- gusto,
- guts,
- gutsiness,
- haleness,
- hardiness,
- healthiness,
- heartiness,
- impressiveness,
- incisiveness,
- influence,
- intensity,
- intestinal fortitude,
- kinetic energy,
- life,
- liveliness,
- longevity,
- lustihood,
- lustiness,
- main force,
- main strength,
- mana,
- manliness,
- mettle,
- mettlesomeness,
- might,
- might and main,
- mightiness,
- mordancy,
- moxie,
- muscle,
- muscle power,
- muscularity,
- nervosity,
- nervousness,
- obstinacy,
- oomph,
- pep,
- piss and vinegar,
- pith,
- pizzazz,
- playfulness,
- poignancy,
- poop,
- potence,
- potency,
- potential energy,
- potentiality,
- power,
- power pack,
- power structure,
- power struggle,
- powerfulness,
- prepotency,
- productiveness,
- productivity,
- puissance,
- pull,
- punch,
- push,
- resilience,
- robustness,
- rollicksomeness,
- rompishness,
- ruggedness,
- sinew,
- sinewiness,
- skittishness,
- snap,
- soundness,
- spirit,
- spiritedness,
- spirits,
- sportiveness,
- sprightliness,
- spunk,
- stalwartness,
- stamina,
- starch,
- staying power,
- steam,
- sticking power,
- stoutness,
- strength,
- strength of will,
- strenuousness,
- strong arm,
- strong language,
- sturdiness,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- toughness,
- trenchancy,
- validity,
- vehemence,
- verve,
- vigorousness,
- vim,
- virility,
- virtue,
- virulence,
- vitality,
- vivacity,
- wattage,
- weight,
- zealousness,
- zest,
- zestfulness,
- zing,
- zip