English Explanatory Dictionary

vital

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to or characteristic of life.
  2. Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
  3. Invigorating or life-giving.
  4. Necessary to continued existence.
  5. Relating to the recording of life events.
  6. Very important.
  7. Containing life; living.
  8. Lively, having vitality
  9. Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

vī'təl /ˈvaɪtəl/ En-us-vital.ogg

Word forms

vital more vital most vital Vitals

Etymology

From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”), from vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”). Doublet of jiva and quick.

Synonyms

lifely crucial necessary significant big central consequential critical epochful essential extraordinary fateful fatefraught fatesome heavy pivotal high on the totem pole historic innegligible key life-or-death meaningful noted noticeable observable outstanding paramount pertinent relevant remarkable salient unignorable valuable vital weighty extant live kicking above ground alive alive and kicking alive and well animate animated lively livesome living quick still with us surviving undeceased vitalic

Antonyms

mortal

Related words

devive revive survive viable vitality vitals vivid

Derived words

élan vital noeud vital vital air vital capacity vital effect vital force vital function vital index vital organ vital sign vital signs vital spark vital statistic vital statistics
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