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vitality

vi·ta·lity

UK/vaɪˈtælɪti/ US/vaɪˈtæləti/ uncommon

noun

1.

an energetic style

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2.

a healthy capacity for vigorous activity

  • “jogging works off my excess energy”
  • “he seemed full of vim and vigor”
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3.
4.

the property of being able to survive and grow

  • “the vitality of a seed”
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Origin

From vital + -ity, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas (“vital force, life”), from vitalis (“vital”); see vital.

Phrases

  • vim and vigor
  • vis viva

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