vigorous B2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled vigourous US /ˈvɪɡəɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #20118 Meanings 1 adj Full of energy, strength, and determination. She launched a vigorous campaign against the new law. 2 adj Strong and healthy; growing quickly. The young plant showed vigorous growth in the spring. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of energy, strength,... energetic Word family Derived forms vigorously Common collocations vigorous exercise Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso. vigoros Old French vigor Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vigorous **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈvɪɡəɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 20118 ## Meanings 1. Full of energy, strength, and determination. 2. Strong and healthy; growing quickly. ## Examples - She launched a vigorous campaign against the new law. - The young plant showed vigorous growth in the spring. ## Derived Forms - vigorously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vigoros - Root: vigor ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso. ## AI Etymology Vigorous is from Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso. Important historical forms include Old French vigoros, and Latin vigor. In present-day use, it can mean full of energy, strength, and determination, or strong and healthy; growing quickly. Derived formations include vigorously. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown