vim
/vɪm
/noun [mass noun] informal
Energy; enthusiasm: in his youth he was full of vim and vigour...
- I think he just has a bit of a cold, as his eyes are a bit watery, he is definitely lacking energy and vim and he is decidedly grumpy.
- Off they went, full of enthusiasm, vim, and vigor.
- Normally, Mr Key's contribution is full of passion, vim, and vigour, and it has some spark about it.
Origin
Mid 19th century (originally US): perhaps from Latin, accusative of vis 'energy'.
Rhymes
- needlewoman
- needlewood
- needlework
- needleworked
- needleworker
- needle-wrought
- needle zeolite
- needly
- needment
- need-not
- needn't
- needs
- needs analysis
- needs must
- needs must when the Devil drives
- need something like a hole in the head
- needs-test
- need-to-know
- needy
- neef
- neefie
- neem
- Neenah
- neencephalic
- neencephalon