vigour
pronunciation
How to pronounce vigour in British English:
UK [ˈvɪɡə(r)]
How to pronounce vigour in American English:
US [ˈvɪɡər]
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- Noun:
- an exertion of force
- active strength of body or mind
- an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
Word Origin
- vigour
- vigour: [14] Latin vigēre meant ‘be lively, flourish’ (it came from the Indo-European base *wog-, *weg- ‘be lively or active’, which also produced English vigil, wake and watch). From it was derived the noun vigor ‘liveliness’, which passed into English via Old French vigour. From the same source come vigorous [14] and invigorate [17].=> invigorate, vigil
- vigour (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of vigor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or.
Example
- 1. The strategy has given the brand renewed vigour .
- 2. Youthful vigour and radical ways of doing things are essential for progress .
- 3. Taken together , that is hardly an unequivocal sign of economic vigour .
- 4. The first unshackled india 's mixed economy , releasing the entrepreneurial vigour of millions .
- 5. If growth slows , so will tax collection-and india 's vigour may be ebbing already .