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English noun: vitality | |||
| 1. | vitality (attribute) an energetic style | ||
| Synonyms | verve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | light, spark, sparkle, twinkle | ||
| 2. | vitality (state) a healthy capacity for vigorous activity | ||
| Samples | Jogging works off my excess energy. He seemed full of vim and vigor. | ||
| Synonyms | energy, vim | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | good health, healthiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ch'i, chi, juice, ki, qi | ||
| 3. | vitality (phenomenon) (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms | ||
| Synonyms | elan vital, life force, vital force | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| 4. | vitality (attribute) the property of being able to survive and grow | ||
| Samples | The vitality of a seed. | ||
| Synonyms | animation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aliveness, animateness, liveness | ||
| Attribute | alive, dead, live | ||
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