Standard Lemma guide

vigorous

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvɪɡəɹəs/
  • /ˈvaɪɡɹəs/ Appalachians, obsolete
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪɡəɹəs
  • CMU ARPABET: V IH1 G ER0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Physically strong and active.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a vigorous scrub
  • a vigorous search

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Mentally strong and active.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Rapid of growth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a vigorous shrub

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a vigorous hiker
  • gave her skirt a vigorous shake
  • a vigorous campaign
  • a vigorous foreign policy
  • vigorous opposition to the war

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

strong and active physically or mentally- W.H.Hudson

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ardhangët — physically strong and active
  • Armenian: զորեղ (zoreġ) — physically strong and active
  • Bhojpuri: जोरदार (jōrədār) — physically strong and active
  • Bulgarian: силен (silen) — physically strong and active
  • Bulgarian: мощен (mošten) — physically strong and active
  • Chinese Mandarin: 剛勁 /刚劲 (gāngjìng) — physically strong and active
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精力充沛的 (jīnglìchōngpèi de) — physically strong and active
  • Chinese Mandarin: 轟轟烈烈的 /轰轰烈烈的 (hōnghōnglièliè de) — physically strong and active
  • Dutch: krachtig — physically strong and active
  • Dutch: sterk — physically strong and active
  • Esperanto: vigla — physically strong and active
  • Finnish: ponteva — physically strong and active
  • Finnish: tarmokas — physically strong and active
  • Galician: vigoroso — physically strong and active
  • Georgian: ძლიერი (ʒlieri) — physically strong and active
  • Georgian: ენერგიული (energiuli) — physically strong and active
  • Georgian: მხნე (mxne) — physically strong and active
  • German: kräftig — physically strong and active
  • German: stark — physically strong and active
  • German: energisch — physically strong and active
  • German: lebhaft — physically strong and active
  • German: kraftvoll — physically strong and active
  • German: heftig — physically strong and active
  • German: flott — physically strong and active
  • German: rüstig — physically strong and active
  • German: eifrig — physically strong and active
  • German: lebendig — physically strong and active
  • Greek: ακμαίος (akmaíos) — physically strong and active
  • Greek: ρωμαλέος (romaléos) — physically strong and active
  • Ancient Greek: εὔτονος (eútonos) — physically strong and active
  • Ancient Greek: γοργός (gorgós) — physically strong and active
  • Ancient Greek: αἰζηός (aizēós) — physically strong and active
  • Hindi: ज़ोरदार (zordār) — physically strong and active
  • Hungarian: makkegészséges — physically strong and active
  • Irish: bríomhar — physically strong and active
  • Irish: ceolmhar — physically strong and active
  • Irish: neartmhar — physically strong and active
  • Irish: fuinniúil — physically strong and active
  • Italian: vigoroso — physically strong and active
  • Japanese: 精力的 (seiryokuteki) — physically strong and active
  • Northern Kurdish: xurt — physically strong and active
  • Latin: vegetus — physically strong and active
  • Latin: vigrus — physically strong and active
  • Latin: strēnuus — physically strong and active
  • Māori: tūperepere — physically strong and active
  • Māori: hauoraora — physically strong and active
  • Māori: tūkaha — physically strong and active
  • Māori: mākā — physically strong and active
  • Polish: energiczny — physically strong and active
  • Portuguese: vigoroso — physically strong and active
  • Romanian: viguros — physically strong and active
  • Russian: си́льный (sílʹnyj) — physically strong and active
  • Russian: энерги́чный (energíčnyj) — physically strong and active
  • Spanish: vigoroso — physically strong and active
  • Spanish: viripotente — physically strong and active
  • Swedish: kraftfull — physically strong and active
  • Ottoman Turkish: دینج (dinc) — physically strong and active
  • Ukrainian: сильний (sylʹnyj) — physically strong and active
  • Ukrainian: енергійний (enerhijnyj) — physically strong and active
  • Ukrainian: інтенсивний (intensyvnyj) — physically strong and active
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓬勃 (péngbó) — rapid of growth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 茂盛 (màoshèng) — rapid of growth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生機勃勃的 /生机勃勃的 (shēngjībóbó de) — rapid of growth
  • Finnish: elinvoimainen — rapid of growth
  • Finnish: voimakas — rapid of growth
  • German: dynamisch — rapid of growth
  • German: kräftig — rapid of growth
  • German: kraftstrotzend — rapid of growth
  • German: kraftvoll — rapid of growth
  • Māori: tūperepere — rapid of growth
  • Māori: haemata — rapid of growth