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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
vig′or•less, adj. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged drive, force, strength.
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