vigorousness

vigorousness
vigorous ADJECTIVE 1) strong, healthy, and full of energy. 2) characterized by or involving physical strength, effort, or energy. 3) (of language) forceful.
DERIVATIVES vigorously adverb vigorousness noun.

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  • vigorousness — index ardor, effort, force (strength), sinew Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • vigorousness — noun see vigorous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • vigorousness — noun The quality of being vigorous …   Wiktionary

  • vigorousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness: dash, punch, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vitality. Informal: snap. Idiom: vim and vigor. See ACTION, TIRED …   English dictionary for students

  • vigorousness — n. quality of being vigorous; forcefulness, strength; vitality, robustness, energy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vigorousness — vig·or·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • vigorousness — noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English vigorousnesse, from vigorous + nesse ness : the quality or state of being vigorous : forcefulness …   Useful english dictionary

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