Definition of VITALITY

vitality

Meanings

Plural: vitalities

Noun

  • an energetic style
  • a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
  • (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
  • the property of being able to survive and grow
    • "the vitality of a seed"
  • The capacity to live and develop.
  • Energy or vigour.
  • That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness.

Origin / Etymology

From vital + -ity, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas (“vital force, life”), from vitalis (“vital”); see vital.

Synonyms

animation, elan vital, energy, life force, verve, vim, vital force

Scrabble Score: 14

vitality is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vitality is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vitality is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

vitality is a valid Words With Friends word