What does vigorous mean?

Definitions for vigorous
ˈvɪg ər əsvig·or·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vigorousadjective

    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

    "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

  2. vigorousadjective

    strong and active physically or mentally

    "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W.H.Hudson

Wiktionary

  1. vigorousadjective

    Physically strong and active.

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  1. vigorous

    Vigorous refers to something done with great force, energy, strength and enthusiasm. It could also refer to something that is robust, healthy, and strong in nature.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vigorousadjective

    possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth; a vigorous plant

  2. Vigorousadjective

    exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful; strong; forcible; energetic; as, vigorous exertions; a vigorous prosecution of a war

  3. Etymology: [Cf. OF. vigoros, F. vigoureux, LL. vigorosus.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vigorous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vigorous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of vigorous in a Sentence

  1. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha:

    There has to be faith. Faith makes everything a success, faith in the action of officials. Faith in our children who are strong and vigorous. Everything will go back to normal.

  2. Lindsey Graham:

    I take pride in the fact that our vigorous response to their underhanded tactics ended up making the The White House House Democrats position untenable, today, they were forced to change course.

  3. Ashton Eaton:

    Athletes spend the most vigorous years of human life, arguably called the ‘ best years ’, working to hone their abilities, i ’m grateful and thankful to the IAAF( governing body) for excellent competitions, the canvases that allow us to display our work.

  4. Anthony Fauci:

    What we are starting to see is that there are some people who are younger, people your age - young, healthy, vigorous - who don't have any underlying conditions who are getting seriously ill, it's still a very, very small minority, but it doesn't mean that young people like yourself should say, 'I'm completely exempt from any risk of getting seriously ill,'.

  5. Susan Bucher:

    We're disappointed by the mechanical problems that are going to cause a further delay in the recount, it became evident through the vigorous pace of counting that the machines used for the recount were starting to get stressed.

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