Antonyms for vigor


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vig-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪg ər


Definition of vigor

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Anglo-French vigour, Old French vigor, from Latin vigorem (nominative vigor) "liveliness, activity, force," from vigere "be lively, flourish, thrive," from PIE *wog-/*weg- "be lively or active" (see vigil).
  • noun power, energy
Example sentences :
  • And must not the vigor, from what we have seen, have been intensified in Plautus?
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • There was apparent sinewy strength and vigor in the small form.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Dick felt that he must do as well, and the feeling increased his vigor and courage.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He is still in the vigor of life going on as usual with his contracts.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • At the first sign of it he was admonished with a vigor to deter his comrades.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • And the uproar increased from an act of vigor on Madame Boche's part.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • From that crude animal brutality comes all the vigor of life.
  • Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
  • The preparations for the siege of Gibraltar are pushed with vigor.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
  • This vigor is supremely great, and in the highest degree unbending.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • He has not the strength and vigor of Amuba, but he is not behind other lads of his age.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty

Synonyms for vigor

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