English Explanatory Dictionary

vigour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Active strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.
  2. Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.
  3. Strength; efficacy; potency.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪɡə/ /ˈvɪɡɚ/ en-us-vigour.ogg

Word forms

vigour vigours vigor vygour vigger

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.

Synonyms

vim ginger

Related words

vegetable vigil

Derived words

envigorate hybrid vigor hybrid vigour vigorous vim and vigour
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