If you say that someone or something has vitality, you mean that they have great energy and liveliness.
Without continued learning, graduates will lose their intellectual vitality.
Mr Li said China's reforms had brought vitality to its economy.
Synonyms: energy, vivacity, sparkle, go [informal] More Synonyms of vitality
vitality in British English
(vaɪˈtælɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
physical or mental vigour, energy, etc
2.
the power or ability to continue in existence, live, or grow
the vitality of a movement
3. a less common name for vital force
vitality in American English
(vaɪˈtæləti)
nounWord forms: pluralviˈtalities
1.
vital force
2.
power to live or go on living
3.
power, as of an institution, to endure or survive
4.
mental or physical vigor; energy
Word origin
L vitalitas
Examples of 'vitality' in a sentence
vitality
She had so much vitality and energy.
The Sun (2013)
This is a healthy eating plan that will improve vitality and general health.
Chaitow, Leon Body Odour (1994)
She had so much energy and vitality with a love for theatre and acting.
The Sun (2014)
Mars brings an edge of energy and vitality.
The Sun (2015)
Is her stature inherited from her mother or is she underweight and lacking in vitality and energy?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has so much energy and vitality and is so caring.
The Sun (2010)
You are flavour of the month with all and sundry today and your energy and vitality draws others to you.
The Sun (2015)
Over the next few months she experienced a gradual increase in energy and vitality that she says amounted to a transformation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His vitality and great good humour are a contrast to a screen presence that often seems powered by emotion his characters endeavour to contain.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He had a glow, health and vitality pouring from him and the sweet smell of success filled the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is an amazing commentary on the vitality and the power of the contemptible little Army of less than two years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If our answers to these questions are naive and preliminary, so much the better for the continued vitality of our science.
Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989)
It can provide a feeling of well-being, vigour and vitality.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
If this is done there may be effective blood sugar control without excess weight, and a general improvement in health and vitality with fewer complications.
Budd, Martin Diets to Help Diabetes (1983)
He's wearing jeans and a fashionable T-shirt and oozes health and vitality.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It's easy to get so engaged in the mechanics of preaching that one loses the vitality of it, the center.
Christianity Today (2000)
Whilst growth has slowed fourfold since 2009, the key fact is that there continues to be vitality and entrepreneurship on our high streets.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That said, other scenes have the vigour and messy vitality that the best Russian cinema seems to be able to capture so well at the moment.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
vitality
British English: vitality NOUN
If you say that someone or something has vitality, you mean that they have great energy and liveliness.
Without continued learning, graduates will lose their intellectual vitality.
American English: vitality
Brazilian Portuguese: vitalidade
Chinese: 活力
European Spanish: vitalidad
French: vitalité
German: Vitalität
Italian: vitalità
Japanese: 活力
Korean: 활력
European Portuguese: vitalidade
Latin American Spanish: vitalidad
Chinese translation of 'vitality'
vitality
(vaɪˈtælɪtɪ)
n(u)
(= liveliness) 生命力 (shēngmìnglì)
(noun)
Definition
physical or mental energy
He fell in love with her for her vitality and sense of fun.
Synonyms
energy
At 65 years old, her energy is wonderful.
vivacity
She danced past, bubbling with vivacity.
sparkle
There was little sparkle in their performance.
go (informal)
Considering her age, she still has a lot of go in her.
life
The town itself was full of life and character.
strength
pep
They need something to put the pep back in their lives.
stamina
You have to have a lot of stamina to be a top-class dancer.
animation
They both spoke with animation.
vigour
He lacks the vigour of a normal, healthy teenager.
He played with great vigour.
exuberance
Her burst of exuberance overwhelmed me.
welly (slang)
brio
The performance was full of brio.
robustness
liveliness
Some may enjoy the liveliness of such a restaurant.
vim
lustiness
vivaciousness
Opposites
apathy
,
inertia
,
lethargy
,
sluggishness
,
listlessness
,
weakness
Additional synonyms
in the sense of animation
Definition
liveliness and enthusiasm
They both spoke with animation.
Synonyms
liveliness,
life,
action,
activity,
energy,
spirit,
passion,
enthusiasm,
excitement,
pep,
sparkle,
vitality,
vigour,
zeal,
verve,
zest,
fervour,
high spirits,
dynamism,
buoyancy,
elation,
exhilaration,
welly (slang),
gaiety,
ardour (old-fashioned),
vibrancy,
brio,
zing (informal),
vivacity,
ebullience,
briskness,
airiness,
sprightliness,
pizzazz or pizazz (informal)
in the sense of brio
The performance was full of brio.
Synonyms
energy,
spirit,
enthusiasm,
dash,
pep,
zip (informal),
animation,
vigour,
verve,
zest,
panache,
gusto,
get-up-and-go (informal),
élan,
vivacity,
liveliness,
welly (slang)
in the sense of exuberance
Her burst of exuberance overwhelmed me.
Synonyms
high spirits,
energy,
enthusiasm,
vitality,
life,
spirit,
excitement,
pep,
animation,
vigour,
zest,
eagerness,
buoyancy,
exhilaration,
welly (slang),
cheerfulness,
brio,
vivacity,
ebullience,
liveliness,
effervescence,
sprightliness
Synonyms of 'vitality'
vitality
Explore 'vitality' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of go
Definition
the quality of being active and energetic
Considering her age, she still has a lot of go in her.
Synonyms
energy,
life,
drive,
spirit,
pep,
vitality,
vigour,
verve,
welly (slang),
force,
get-up-and-go (informal),
oomph (informal),
brio,
vivacity
in the sense of life
Definition
liveliness or high spirits
The town itself was full of life and character.
Synonyms
liveliness,
activity,
energy,
spirit,
go (informal),
pep,
sparkle,
vitality,
animation,
vigour,
verve,
zest,
high spirits,
get-up-and-go (informal),
oomph (informal),
brio,
vivacity
in the sense of liveliness
Some may enjoy the liveliness of such a restaurant.
Synonyms
energy,
activity,
spirit,
vitality,
animation,
dynamism,
gaiety,
brio,
quickness,
vivacity,
smartness,
briskness,
boisterousness,
sprightliness
in the sense of pep
Definition
high spirits, energy, or vitality
They need something to put the pep back in their lives.
Synonyms
energy,
life,
spirit,
zip (informal),
vitality,
animation,
vigour,
verve,
high spirits,
gusto,
welly (slang),
get-up-and-go (informal),
brio,
vivacity,
liveliness,
vim
in the sense of sparkle
Definition
liveliness and wit
There was little sparkle in their performance.
Synonyms
vivacity,
life,
spirit,
dash,
zip (informal),
vitality,
animation,
panache,
gaiety (old-fashioned),
élan,
brio,
liveliness,
vim
in the sense of stamina
Definition
energy and strength sustained while performing an activity over a long time
You have to have a lot of stamina to be a top-class dancer.
Synonyms
staying power,
endurance,
resilience,
force,
power,
energy,
strength,
resistance,
grit,
vigour,
tenacity,
welly (slang),
power of endurance,
indefatigability,
lustiness
in the sense of vigour
Definition
physical or mental energy
He lacks the vigour of a normal, healthy teenager.He played with great vigour.