vitality
noun
vi·tal·i·ty
vī-ˈta-lə-tē 
plural vitalities
1
a
: lively and animated character
b
: power of enduring
2
a
: the peculiarity distinguishing the living from the nonliving
b
: capacity to live and develop
also
: physical or mental vigor especially when highly developed
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Examples of vitality in a Sentence
Her prose is full of vitality.
These scandals could threaten the vitality of the sport.
the economic vitality of our cities
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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On November 21, the Sun bounds into Sagittarius and provides you with a little extra charge and vitality to see this process through.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
How do its juxtapositions of text, movement, and image, of illness and vitality, of death and beauty look today, performed by a new cast of dancers, half of whom weren’t yet born when it was made?
—The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
In order to do just that, my firm analyzed 150 companies across 21 different types of data to assess the health and vitality of their partner ecosystem.
—Chris Barbin, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
On November 21, the Sun bounds into Sagittarius and provides you with a little extra charge and vitality to see this process through.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
How do its juxtapositions of text, movement, and image, of illness and vitality, of death and beauty look today, performed by a new cast of dancers, half of whom weren’t yet born when it was made?
—The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Vitality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vitality. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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vitality
noun
vi·tal·i·ty
vī-ˈtal-ət-ē
plural vitalities
1
a
: the property by which the living can be separated from the nonliving : life
b
: capacity to live and develop
2
: energy of mind or body
3
a
: the ability to last
b
: lively and animated spirit
Medical Definition
vitality
noun
vi·tal·i·ty
vī-ˈtal-ət-ē
plural vitalities
1
: the peculiarity distinguishing the living from the nonliving
2
: capacity to live and develop
also
: physical or mental vigor especially when highly developed
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