Meaning of vigour | Babel Free
ˈvɪɡəDefinitions
- soul, spirit, mood
- Active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy
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Active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy. countable, uncountable
- Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action
- strength and energy. He began his new job with enthusiasm and vigour. energie نَشاط، قُوَّه сила vigor energie die Energie energi σφρίγος, ενεργητικότηταvigor tarmukus قدرت؛ شور tarmo vigueurכוח, מרץ शक्ति, प्रभाव snaga, energija (élet)erő kekuatan kraftur, lífsorka vigore 活力 활동력, 활력 energija, veržlumas enerģija; spars bertenaga dan sihat energiepågangsmot, kraft, energiwigor سيك، قوت، زور، مجال، وس: وس كړنه، زور اچونه، توندوالى vigor vigoare энергичность elán, sila; energia; prudkosť vitalno...
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Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action. countable, uncountable
- have courage!, cheer up!, keep your head up!, good luck!, chin up!
- Strength; efficacy; potency
- a vigorous dance. energiek شَديد، قَوي، نَشيط енергичен vigoroso silný lebhaft energisk ρωμαλέος, δραστήριος, ζωηρός, έντονοςvigoroso jõuline پر شور و حرارت؛ قدرتمند raju vigoureux נִמרָץ जोरदार snažan, energičan (élet)erős kuat kröftugur vigoroso 力強い 정력적인 energingas, veržlus enerģisks; sparīgs bertenaga dan sihat energiekenergisk, kraftig, frodigenergiczny قوت vigoroso energic энергичный temperamentný; silný; rázny živahen energičan kraftfull, spänstig, energisk กระปรี้กระเปร่า canlı 精力充沛的 ...
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Strength; efficacy; potency. countable, uncountable
- energiek بِنَشاط، بِقُوَّه жизнено vigorosamente mohutnost lebhaft energiskt ρωμαλέα, δραστήριαvigorosamente jõuliselt توانمندانه ponnekkaasti vigoureusement בְּמֶרֶץ उत्साह से snažno, energično életerővel dengan kuat kröftuglega vigorosamente 力強く 정력적으로 energingai, veržliai enerģiski; sparīgi dgn bertenaga dan sihat energiekenergisk, kraftig energicznie زور vigorosamente cu vigoare, cu energie энергично energicky energično energično kraftfullt, spänstigt, energiskt อย่างคล่องแคล่ว şevkle, coş...
- 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.
- (Biology) the capacity for survival or strong healthy growth in a plant or animal: hybrid vigour.
- the most active period or stage of life, manhood, etc; prime
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(Law) chiefly US legal force or effectiveness; validity (esp in the phrase in vigour) chiefly
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n → Kraft f, → Energie f; (of protest, denial) → Heftigkeit f; (of exercises) → Energie f; (of player) → Dynamik f; (of speech, debater) → Leidenschaftlichkeit f; (of prose) → Ausdruckskraft f; sexual/youthful vigour → sexuelle/jugendliche Spannkraft; all the vigour has gone out of the undertaking → das Unternehmen hat jeglichen Schwung verloren n
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Examples
“The vigour of this arm was never vain”
“A compound of eggs boiled with myrrh, pepper, and cinnamon, taken on several successive days, is recommended by Arabs for strengthening amorous vigor.”
“Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour.”
“A plant grows with vigour.”
“But in the fruithful earth: there first receiv'd / His beams, unactive else, their vigour find.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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