Antonyms for vigor

Grammar : Noun

Spell : vig-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪg ər

Definition of vigor

Origin : c.1300, from Anglo-French vigour, Old French vigor, from Latin vigorem (nominative vigor) "liveliness, activity, force," from vigere "be lively, flourish, thrive," from PIE *wog-/*weg- "be lively or active" (see vigil).

noun power, energy

Example sentences :

And must not the vigor, from what we have seen, have been intensified in Plautus?
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

There was apparent sinewy strength and vigor in the small form.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Dick felt that he must do as well, and the feeling increased his vigor and courage.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

He is still in the vigor of life going on as usual with his contracts.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

At the first sign of it he was admonished with a vigor to deter his comrades.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

And the uproar increased from an act of vigor on Madame Boche's part.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

From that crude animal brutality comes all the vigor of life.
Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos

The preparations for the siege of Gibraltar are pushed with vigor.
Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various

This vigor is supremely great, and in the highest degree unbending.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

He has not the strength and vigor of Amuba, but he is not behind other lads of his age.
Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty

Synonyms for vigor

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