Meanings
comparative more vigorous · superlative most vigorous
- Physically strong and active.
a vigorous scrub
3 more examples
a vigorous search
Life in the country will be fuller, richer, and more comfortful, because it is freer, healthier, and more vigorous.
1895, Annual Report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, page 280Now there are twenty-nine skaters on Wollman Rink Circling in singles and in pairs In this vigorous anonymity
1976, Joni Mitchell, “Song for Sharon”Synonyms: two-fisted
- Mentally strong and active.
- Rapid of growth.
a vigorous shrub
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePhysically strong and active.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecharacterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
adjectivestrong and active physically or mentally
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinvigor
- Old Frenchvigoros
- Englishvigorous
From Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek εὔτονος, γοργός
- εὔτονος (eútonos)physically strong and active
- γοργός (gorgós)physically strong and active
- αἰζηός (aizēós)physically strong and active
Bulgarian силен, мощен
- силен (silen)physically strong and active
- мощен (mošten)physically strong and active
Chinese Mandarin 剛勁 /刚劲, 精力充沛的
- 剛勁 /刚劲 (gāngjìng)physically strong and active
- 精力充沛的 (jīnglìchōngpèi de)physically strong and active
- 轟轟烈烈的 /轰轰烈烈的 (hōnghōnglièliè de)physically strong and active
- 蓬勃 (péngbó)rapid of growth
- 茂盛 (màoshèng)rapid of growth
- 生機勃勃的 /生机勃勃的 (shēngjībóbó de)rapid of growth
Dutch krachtig, sterk
- krachtigphysically strong and active
- sterkphysically strong and active
Esperanto vigla
- viglaphysically strong and active
Finnish ponteva, tarmokas
- pontevaphysically strong and active
- tarmokasphysically strong and active
- elinvoimainenrapid of growth
- voimakasrapid of growth
German kräftig, stark
- kräftigphysically strong and active
- starkphysically strong and active
- energischphysically strong and active
- lebhaftphysically strong and active
- kraftvollphysically strong and active
- heftigphysically strong and active
- flottphysically strong and active
- rüstigphysically strong and active
- eifrigphysically strong and active
- lebendigphysically strong and active
- dynamischrapid of growth
- kräftigrapid of growth
Greek ακμαίος, ρωμαλέος
- ακμαίος (akmaíos)physically strong and active
- ρωμαλέος (romaléos)physically strong and active
Hindi ज़ोरदार
- ज़ोरदार (zordār)physically strong and active
Hungarian makkegészséges
- makkegészségesphysically strong and active
Irish bríomhar, ceolmhar
- bríomharphysically strong and active
- ceolmharphysically strong and active
- neartmharphysically strong and active
- fuinniúilphysically strong and active
Italian vigoroso
- vigorosophysically strong and active
Japanese 精力的
- 精力的 (seiryokuteki)physically strong and active
Latin vegetus, vigrus
- vegetusphysically strong and active
- vigrusphysically strong and active
- strēnuusphysically strong and active
Māori tūperepere, hauoraora
- tūpereperephysically strong and active
- hauoraoraphysically strong and active
- tūkahaphysically strong and active
- mākāphysically strong and active
- tūperepererapid of growth
- haematarapid of growth
Polish energiczny
- energicznyphysically strong and active
Portuguese vigoroso
- vigorosophysically strong and active
Romanian viguros
- vigurosphysically strong and active
Russian си́льный, энерги́чный
- си́льный (sílʹnyj)physically strong and active
- энерги́чный (energíčnyj)physically strong and active
Spanish vigoroso, viripotente
- vigorosophysically strong and active
- viripotentephysically strong and active
Swedish kraftfull
- kraftfullphysically strong and active
Turkish dinç, canlı
- dinçphysically strong and active
- canlıphysically strong and active
- diriphysically strong and active
- zindephysically strong and active
Ukrainian сильний, енергійний
- сильний (sylʹnyj)physically strong and active
- енергійний (enerhijnyj)physically strong and active
- інтенсивний (intensyvnyj)physically strong and active
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vigorous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
vigorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vigorous
“vigorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vigorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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