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- Dictionaryvigorous/ˈvɪɡ(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. strong, healthy, and full of energy: "a tall, vigorous, and muscular man" Similar Opposite
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very forceful or energetic: a vigorous debate. There has been vigorous opposition to the proposals for a new road. He takes plenty of vigorous exercise. healthy and strong: Cutting the bush back in the autumn will help promote vigorous growth in the spring. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Energetic and lively. ablaze. alive. astir.
The meaning of VIGOROUS is done with vigor : carried out forcefully and energetically. How to use vigorous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vigorous.
A vigorous person does things with great energy and enthusiasm. A vigorous campaign or activity is done with great energy and enthusiasm. She was a strong and vigorous politician. ...the most vigorous critics of the government.
Vigorous definition: full of or characterized by vigor. See examples of VIGOROUS used in a sentence.
very forceful or energetic: a vigorous debate. There has been vigorous opposition to the proposals for a new road. He takes plenty of vigorous exercise. healthy and strong: Cutting the bush back in the fall will help promote vigorous growth in the spring. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Energetic and lively. ablaze. alive. astir.
Vigorous is a description for something strong or enthusiastic. It comes from the French word vigour, meaning "liveliness, activity." An active, physically energetic person is vigorous, and mental activities can be vigorous too, when they require a lot of mental effort.
1. full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort. 2. strong or active; robust. 3. energetic; forceful: a vigorous personality. 4. powerful in action or effect. 5. growing well, as a plant. vig′or•ous•ly, adv. vig′or•ous•ness, n.
Definition of vigorous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
VIGOROUS meaning: 1. showing or needing a lot of physical energy: 2. showing strong, often negative, feelings about…. Learn more.
It is vigorous, varied and even picturesque. In consequence her mind is not only vigorous, but it is pure. Miss Sullivan has in addition a vigorous personality. They assist in the extremely rapid and vigorous ventilation of the lungs, the latter being capable of but very limited expansion and contraction in birds.
