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vigour

noun

Simple meaning

Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.

Pronunciation

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viguur

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈvɪˈɡʊɹ

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Definition

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noun

  1. biology

    Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.

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

  3. Strength; efficacy; potency.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Rare
Typical Use
Primarily written

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.

Used this way, vigour is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Science
  • Academic writing
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

Nearby words

  • vigor , used mainly in Regional English

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full vigourgreat vigournew vigourgreater vigourfresh vigourintellectual vigourutmost vigour

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Synonyms

Sense: strength or force in animal or vegetable nature

vigorRegional

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