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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vig•or /ˈvɪgɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- active strength or force;
intensity;
energy:He pursued his new career with great vigor. - healthy physical or mental energy or power;
vitality:He rowed with vigor. Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈvig•our. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vig•or (vig′ər),USA pronunciation n. - active strength or force.
- healthy physical or mental energy or power;
vitality. - energetic activity;
energy;
intensity:The economic recovery has given the country a new vigor. - force of healthy growth in any living matter or organism, as a plant.
- active or effective force, esp. legal validity.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] vig′our. - Latin vigor force, energy, equivalent. to vig(ēre) to be vigorous, thrive + -or -or1
- Anglo-French; Middle French vigeur
- Middle English vigo(u)r 1300–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged drive, force, strength.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vigour, US vigor /ˈvɪɡə/ n - exuberant and resilient strength of body or mind; vitality
- substantial effective energy or force: the vigour of the tempest
- forcefulness; intensity: the vigour of her complaints
- the capacity for survival or strong healthy growth in a plant or animal
- the most active period or stage of life, manhood, etc; prime
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French vigeur, from Latin vigor activity, from vigēre to be lively |