HyperDic: vitality

English > 4 senses of the word vitality:
NOUNattributevitality, vervean energetic / energetic style
statevitality, energy, vima healthy capacity for vigorous activity
phenomenonvitality, life force, vital force, elan vital(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
attributevitality, animationthe property of being able to survive and grow
vitality > pronunciation
Soundsvaytae'lahtiy
Rhymesability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...
English > vitality: 4 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningAn energetic / energetic style.
Synonymverve
Narrowersparkle, twinkle, spark, lightmerriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
Broaderenergy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vimAn imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
Spanishbrío, energía, fogosidad, vitalidad
Adjectivesvitalfull of spirit
English > vitality: 4 senses > noun 2, state
MeaningA healthy capacity for vigorous activity.
Synonymsenergy, vim
Narrowerjuiceenergetic / energetic vitality
qi, chi, ch'i, kiThe circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things
Broadergood health, healthinessThe state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
Spanishenergía, vitalidad
Catalanenergia, vitalitat
Adjectivesvitalfull of spirit
English > vitality: 4 senses > noun 3, phenomenon
Meaning(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms.
Synonymslife force, vital force, elan vital
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Broaderforce(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
Adjectivesvitalperforming an essential function in the living body
English > vitality: 4 senses > noun 4, attribute
MeaningThe property of being able to survive and grow.
Example"the vitality of a seed"
Synonymanimation
Attributesalive, livepossessing life
deadno longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Broaderanimateness, aliveness, livenessThe property of being animated
Spanishanimación, vivacidad
Adjectivesvitalmanifesting or characteristic of life
vitalfull of spirit

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