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Vitality has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an energetic style

"The dancers moved with such vitality that the entire audience felt their energy surge through them."

2

a healthy capacity for vigorous activity

"jogging works off my excess energy"

"he seemed full of vim and vigor"

3

(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

"Henri Bergson proposed that vitality is a distinct, non-physical force driving the evolution of living organisms."

4

the property of being able to survive and grow

"the vitality of a seed"

5

The capacity to live and develop.

"The gardener added compost to restore vitality to the exhausted soil, allowing new plants to sprout and grow."

In plain English: Vitality is the energy and liveliness that makes you feel strong, healthy, and full of life.

"The fresh air and sunshine restored her vitality after the long winter."

Example Sentences
"The fresh air and sunshine restored her vitality after the long winter." noun
"The morning hike restored my sense of vitality after weeks of desk work." noun
"Her smile radiated an infectious vitality that lifted the whole team's mood." noun
"Regular exercise is essential for maintaining your physical and mental vitality." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
energy good health force animateness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sparkle juice qi

Origin

The word vitality comes from the Middle French term vitalité, which was borrowed from the Latin vitalitas meaning "vital force" or "life." It entered English as a noun form of the adjective vital to describe the quality of being strong and energetic.

Rhyming Words
ity pity mity city ality arity ility acity deity whity asity icity unity hoity laity amity osity inity egoity vomity
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