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 | ||