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Meanings of vigour in English

Portuguese
energia
Catalan
nervi
Spanish
vigor

An imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

        energia
        Portuguese
        força
        Catalan
        vigor
        Spanish
        vigor

        Active strength of body or mind.

              força
              Usage of vigour in English
              1
              Bouillé displayed great vigour in dealing with a difficult and dangerous crisis.
              The French Revolution: A Short History
              2
              They were in the fulness of youth and the height of vigour.
              The Christian: A Story
              3
              And yesterday they set about working to strangle our renewed revolutionary vigour.
              The Guardian
              4
              They spent some time discussing the vigour and health of Ken's flock.
              The Long War
              5
              But there were in general few outlets for his originality and vigour.
              The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
              6
              There is a wonderful vigour of colouring in these two capital pictures.
              Paris as It Was and as It Is / A Sketch Of The French Capital, I...
              7
              The vigour and audacity of the rebel cavalry made the process impossible.
              History of the United Netherlands, 1594
              8
              All the initiative and vigour were on the east of the Rhine.
              The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
              9
              I need to get back to Darujhistan.' He nodded with sudden vigour.
              Orb Sceptre Throne
              10
              The new danger awoke in him new vigour of soul and spirit.
              The Coming Conquest of England
              11
              He was now old; but the vigour of his mind was unimpaired.
              The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
              12
              Yes, pop punk played with vim and vigour is no longer fashionable.
              The Guardian
              13
              And there are more large reproductions, bursting with vigour, in this issue.
              The Irish Times
              14
              The four powerful men hurled the thief into the air with vigour.
              The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
              15
              There was no power in his voice, no vigour in his frame.
              Ships That Pass in the Night
              16
              What Pope thought of the Duke he expressed with the utmost vigour:
              Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Her Life and Letters (1689-1762)
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              Vigour through the time
              Vigour across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
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              Common
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