vital

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Extremely important; essential.

   It is vital that you don't forget your passport.

2. 2
   adj

   Necessary for life to continue.

   The brain is a vital organ.

3. 3
   adj

   Full of energy and life.

   She remained vital and active well into old age.

From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”), from vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”). Doublet of jiva and quick.

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