Vigour or freshness of growth; vitality. Also figurative. Cf. green, adj. 9. Now rare.

Vigour, robustness; †energy, activity.

Physical strength, might, or vigour, as an attribute of living beings (occasionally of liquor). Rarely in plural (= French forces). Obsolete.

Active physical strength as an attribute or quality of living things; active force or power… In persons, animals, or their limbs.

Force, vigour, energy.

Active physical strength as an attribute or quality of living things; active force or power… Const. of (life, etc.). Sometimes with implication of 2…

Strength, vigour, energy. Obsolete.

transferred and figurative. Active force, power, vigour.

Strength, force, energy, vigour.

Abundant activity; energy.

Vigorousness, vigour. Obsolete.

Vigour or energy. Obsolete. rare.

As a quality of movement, activity, speech, art, etc.: vigour; intensity; forcefulness.

Scottish. Spirit, pith, ‘go’; alertness of mind and vigour in action; energy.

Spirited vigour of action; capacity for prompt and vigorous action.

Scottish. Capacity for work; energy, vigour.

Operative value, efficacy, efficiency (cf. effect, n. 2a). Hence also: vigour, energy.

colloquial. Originally of a horse: capacity to go fast or well; physical vigour or stamina; motive power.

figurative. Energy, ‘go’, driving power, and the like.

Energy, strength.

Force or vigour, energy, ‘go’. †Also as adv., vigorously, sharply.

The exercise of the animal faculties. With positive connotations: natural animal behaviour and activity; physicality; physical energy.

Animal spirits or ‘go’.

Energy, spirit, ‘pep’; = jism, n. 1.

In general use: Energy, vigour, spirit.

Alertness, energy, vigour, ‘go’. Originally U.S.

transferred and figurative. (Sometimes with reference to the use of sawdust for stuffing dolls or puppets.)

In English use chiefly abstract: Ardour, impetuousness, vivacity.

figurative. Vigour, energy, vim; to give (a person) hot stingo = to give it hot at give, v. phrases 1c(a) ? Obsolete.

The quality or condition of being energetic. rare.

dialect and U.S. Activity, energy, go.

colloquial (originally U.S.). Energy, vigour; liveliness.

Energy and high spirits; liveliness, vigour, power.

U.S. slang. Energy, excitement, ‘pep’; restlessness; animation, excitability. Now rare.

colloquial. Zest, vivacity, vigour; zip; gusto. Cf. zoom, int. vavoom, n.

Australian and New Zealand slang. Speed, energy.

Liveliness, energy, power, drive; also, a strong emotional effect.

figurative. Force or intensity of expression or action; aggression. Also in popular music (esp. funk): unrestrained energy, passion, and…