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vigour

noun · 6 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈvɪɡə/
  • US: /ˈvɪɡɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

Active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vim, ginger, punch

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • A plant grows with vigour.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Strength; efficacy; potency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his writing conveys great energy
  • a remarkable muscularity of style

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: energy, muscularity, vigor, vim

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness

Narrower terms: vitality, verve

5

noun

Meaning 5

active strength of body or mind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vigor, dynamism, heartiness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: strength

6

noun

Meaning 6

forceful exertion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he plays tennis with great energy
  • he's full of zip

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: energy, vigor, zip

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: force, forcefulness, strength

Narrower terms: athleticism, strenuosity

History

Etymology

From Middle English vigour, from Old French vigour, from vigor, from Latin vigor, from vigeō (“thrive, flourish”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be lively”). Related to vigil, vegetable, vajra, and waker.

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: dashuria — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Azerbaijani: güc — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Azerbaijani: şiddət — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Azerbaijani: enerji — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Bulgarian: енергия (energija) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Bulgarian: сила (sila) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Bulgarian: жизненост (žiznenost) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Czech: verva — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Czech: nasazení — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Czech: energie — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Czech: aktivita — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Czech: síla — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Esperanto: vigleco — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Esperanto: vervo — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Finnish: puhti — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Finnish: ponsi — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Finnish: voima — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • French: force — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • French: vigueur — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Galician: vigor — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Georgian: ძალა (ʒala) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Georgian: ენერგია (energia) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Georgian: მხნეობა (mxneoba) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • German: Ausdruckskraft — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • German: Energie — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • German: Leidenschaftlichkeit — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Greek: σφρίγος (sfrígos) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Italian: vigore — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Latgalian: ognums — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Latin: vigor — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Latvian: spars — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Māori: ngao — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Polish: animusz — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Polish: bigiel — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Portuguese: vigor — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Romanian: vigoare — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Romanian: vitalitate — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Russian: си́ла (síla) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Russian: эне́ргия (enérgija) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Sanskrit: वर्चस् (varcas) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Spanish: vigor — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Spanish: vivacidad — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Swedish: vigör — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Swedish: kraft — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوت (kuvvet) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Ottoman Turkish: درمان (derman) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Ottoman Turkish: طاقت (takat) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Ukrainian: сила (syla) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Ukrainian: енергія (enerhija) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Ukrainian: енергійність (enerhijnistʹ) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Ukrainian: снага (snaha) — active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy
  • Bulgarian: сила (sila) — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Czech: síla — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Czech: verva — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Czech: energie — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Czech: chuť do života — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Czech: vitalita — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Finnish: elinvoimaisuus — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Finnish: tarmokkuus — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • French: vigueur — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Georgian: ძალა (ʒala) — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Georgian: ენერგია (energia) — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Georgian: მხნეობა (mxneoba) — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Romanian: putere — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Romanian: forță — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Spanish: vigor — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Spanish: lozanía — strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor
  • Bulgarian: енергичност (energičnost) — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Czech: síla — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Czech: energie — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Finnish: tarmokkuus — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Finnish: vahvuus — strength; efficacy; potency
  • French: force — strength; efficacy; potency
  • French: vigueur — strength; efficacy; potency
  • French: énergie — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Georgian: ძალა (ʒala) — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Georgian: ენერგია (energia) — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Georgian: მხნეობა (mxneoba) — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Romanian: forță — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Romanian: vigoare — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Romanian: energie — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Spanish: fuerza — strength; efficacy; potency
  • Spanish: energía — strength; efficacy; potency