vigour

vigour
vigour British English spelling of VIGOR (Cf. vigor) (q.v.); for spelling, see -OR (Cf. -or).

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  • vigour — (US vigor) ► NOUN 1) physical strength and good health. 2) effort, energy, and enthusiasm. ORIGIN Latin vigor, from vigere be lively …   English terms dictionary

  • vigour — (BrE) (AmE vigor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ increased, increasing ▪ fresh, new, renewed ▪ He returned to work with a sense of renewed vigour. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • vigour — n. 1) to regain one s vigour 2) to lose one s vigour 3) to sap smb. s vigour 4) the vigour to + inf. (does he have enough vigour to get everything done?) * * * [ vɪgə] to lose one s vigour to regain one svigour to sap smb. s vigour the vigour to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • vigour — [[t]vɪ̱gə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Vigour is physical or mental energy and enthusiasm. His body lacks the bounce and vigour of a normal two year old... He blew his nose with great vigour. (in AM, use vigor) …   English dictionary

  • vigour — vig|our BrE vigor AmE [ˈvıgə US ər] n [U] physical or mental energy and determination with vigour ▪ He began working with renewed vigour …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • vigour — BrE, vigor AmE noun (U) physical and mental energy and determination: He set about his task with renewed vigour …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • vigour — UK [ˈvɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈvɪɡər] noun [uncountable] mental energy, enthusiasm, and determination After a brief rest, she returned to the job with renewed vigour …   English dictionary

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