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1. (adj.) vital
of, pertaining to, or necessary to life:
vital processes.
2. vital
energetic, lively, or forceful:
a vital leader.
3. vital
necessary to the existence, continuance, or well-being of something; essential.
4. vital
of critical importance:
vital decisions.
5. vital
deadly:
a vital wound.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < L vītālis=vīt(a) life, der. of vīvere to live (akin to bio- , quick , Skt jīvati (he) lives) +-ālis -al1)
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| Definition of 'vital' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) critical, vital
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
"a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
2. (adj) vital, life-sustaining
performing an essential function in the living body
"vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"
3. (adj) full of life, lively, vital
full of spirit
"a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"
4. (adj) vital
manifesting or characteristic of life
"a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"
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1. (adjective) vital
very important or necessary; = essential
The device plays a vital role in fighting fraud.; political changes that are vital for the future of the country
2. vital
necessary in order to stay alive
the vital organs
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| Definition of 'vital' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) vital
belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions
2. (adj) vital
contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood
3. (adj) vital
containing life; living
4. (adj) vital
being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal
5. (adj) vital
very necessary; highly important; essential
6. (adj) vital
capable of living; in a state to live; viable
7. (noun) vital
a vital part; one of the vitals
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Sense: essential; of the greatest importance
Speed is vital to the success of our plan; It is vital that we arrive at the hospital soon.
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 Afrikaans: noodsaaklik |
 Arabic: حَيَوي، ضَروري، أساسي |
 Bulgarian: жизненоважен |
 Brazilian: vital |
 Czech: rozhodující |
 German: (lebens)wichtig |
 Danish: afgørende; vital |
 Greek: ζωτικός |
 Spanish: vital |
 Estonian: ülitähtis |
 Farsi: حیاتی؛ مهم |
 Finnish: elintärkeä |
 French: vital |
 Hebrew: חִיוּנִי |
 Hindi: महत्वपूर्ण |
 Croatian: vitalan, bitan |
 Hungarian: létfontosságú |
 Indonesian: penting |
 Icelandic: (lífs)nauðsynlegur |
 Italian: vitale |
 Japanese: きわめて重大な |
 Korean: 필수적인 |
 Lithuanian: gyvy biškai svarbus |
 Latvian: vitāls; ārkārtīgi svarīgs |
 Malay: penting |
 Dutch: essentieel |
 Norwegian: livsviktig; avgjørende |
 Polish: konieczny, istotny |
 Persian: حیاتی؛ مهم |
 Pashto: دژوند، په ژوند پورې تړلى: |
 Portuguese: vital |
 Romanian: vital, esenţial |
 Russian: крайне необходимый |
 Slovak: rozhodujúci, dôležitý; po |
 Slovenian: bistven |
 Serbian: vitalan |
 Swedish: absolut nödvändig, livsvi |
 Thai: สำคัญมาก |
 Turkish: çok önemli |
 Taiwanese: 必要的, 極其重要的 |
 Ukrainian: істотний; життєво важливи |
 Urdu: لازمي |
 Vietnamese: quan trọng |
 Chinese: 极其关键的，极重要的 |
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