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vim
(vĭm)n.
Liveliness or energy; enthusiasm. See Synonyms at vigor.
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vim
(vɪm)n
slang exuberant vigour and energy
[C19: from Latin, from vīs; related to Greek is strength]
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vim
(vɪm)n.
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
[1835–45, Amer.; < Latin, acc. of vīs energy, force]
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vim
, vigor - Vim is the same as vigor.See also related terms for vigor.
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Noun | 1. | vim - a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease juice - energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing" |
2. | vim - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" |
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vim
noun1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:
animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.
Slang: oomph.
2. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness:
Informal: snap.
Idiom: vim and vigor.
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vim
n (inf) → Schwung m; he writes with great vim → er schreibt sehr schwungvoll; full of vim and vigour (Brit) or vigor (US) → voller Schwung und Elan
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