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
Synonyms
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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The plan reorients the city's economic development strategy from focusing on employer attraction to what the release states is a more balanced suite of activities aimed at fostering equitable and sustainable economic growth, a school of thought referred to as economic vitality.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 11 Sep. 2024
The archaic poet Sappho, from the island of Lesbos, showed the vitality of desire for other women, while the playwright Aristophanes (the very one featured in Plato’s Symposium) presented the tragedian Agathon seeking to understand the experience of women by dressing like one.
—Sarah Nooter / Made By History, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
This period often coincides with retirement—a time when many face not only the loss of physical vitality but also the erosion of social status, and power, the weakening of professional networks, and a decrease in income and purchasing power.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn a decades-old decision that gave regulators more leeway to set rules will harm innovation and threaten U.S. economic vitality, according to Lazard’s Kenneth Jacobs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2024
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 11 Sep. 2024
The archaic poet Sappho, from the island of Lesbos, showed the vitality of desire for other women, while the playwright Aristophanes (the very one featured in Plato’s Symposium) presented the tragedian Agathon seeking to understand the experience of women by dressing like one.
—Sarah Nooter / Made By History, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
This period often coincides with retirement—a time when many face not only the loss of physical vitality but also the erosion of social status, and power, the weakening of professional networks, and a decrease in income and purchasing power.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn a decades-old decision that gave regulators more leeway to set rules will harm innovation and threaten U.S. economic vitality, according to Lazard’s Kenneth Jacobs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 July 2024
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“Vitality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vitality. Accessed 19 Sep. 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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