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Added 9 October 2026

vitality

/vaɪˈtælɪti/ noun

In Latin: vītālitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vitality at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An energetic style.
A healthy capacity for vigorous activity.
jogging works off my excess energy
(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms.

Origin

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

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