vigor

Noun
Synonyms: energyvigourzipdynamismheartinessmuscularityvim

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. forceful exertion“he plays tennis with great energy”“he's full of zip”Synonyms: energyvigourzip
  2. active strength of body or mindSynonyms: vigourdynamismheartiness
  3. an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)“his writing conveys great energy”“a remarkable muscularity of style”Synonyms: energymuscularityvigourvim
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Vigor \Vig"or\, n. [OE. vigour, vigor, OF. vigor, vigur, vigour, F. vigueur, fr. L. vigor, fr. vigere to be lively or strong. See Vegetable, Vigil.]

1.Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy. [1913 Webster]

The vigor of this arm was never vain.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor. [1913 Webster]

3.Strength; efficacy; potency. [1913 Webster]

But in the fruithful earth . . . His beams, unactive else, their vigor find.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

Note: Vigor and its derivatives commonly imply active strength, or the power of action and exertion, in distinction from passive strength, or strength to endure. [1913 Webster]

Vigor \Vig"or\, v. t. To invigorate. [Obs.] --Feltham. [1913 Webster]
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