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vi·tal·i·ty
\vīˈtaləd.ē, -lətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin vitalitat-, vitalitas, from vitalis of life + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at vital
1.
a. : the peculiarity distinguishing the living from the nonliving and acting as if a specific force or principle — compare élan vital
b. : capacity to live and develop
< the vitality of a seed >
also : physical or mental vigor especially when highly developed
< a man of great vitality >
2.
a. : power of enduring or continuing : capacity for survival
< the vitality of an idiom >
b. : lively and animated character : vigor
< the vitality of his reasoning >
< inspired his helpers with a new vitality >
3. : a manifestation or embodiment of vital force |