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consequential
English
Etymology
consequent +? -al
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?ns??kw?n??l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?ns??kw?n??l/
- Hyphenation: con?se?quen?tial
Adjective
consequential (comparative more consequential, superlative most consequential)
- Following as a result.
- Having significant consequences; of importance.
- Important or significant.
- (of a person) Self-important.
Synonyms
- (having significant consequences): considerable, important
Antonyms
- inconsequential
Derived terms
- consequentiality
- consequentially
- consequentialness
- inconsequential
Related terms
Translations
References
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vital
English
Etymology
From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”), from v?ta (“life”), from v?v? (“I live”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: v?'t?l, IPA(key): /?va?t?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?va?t??l/
- Rhymes: -a?t?l
Adjective
vital (comparative more vital, superlative most vital)
- Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- Synonym: lifely
- Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
- Invigorating or life-giving.
- Necessary to continued existence.
- Relating to the recording of life events.
- Very important.
- Synonyms: crucial, necessary, significant; see also Thesaurus:important
- Containing life; living.
- Synonyms: extant, live, kicking; see also Thesaurus:alive
- Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
Derived terms
Related terms
Antonyms
- mortal
Translations
Further reading
- vital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vital in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitalis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /vi?tal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bi?tal/
Adjective
vital (masculine and feminine plural vitals)
- vital
Related terms
- vida
- vitalitat
French
Etymology
From Old French vital, from Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.tal/
- Homophones: vitale, vitales
Adjective
vital (feminine singular vitale, masculine plural vitaux, feminine plural vitales)
- vital
Related terms
- vitalité
- vie
Further reading
- “vital” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”).
Adjective
vital m or f (plural vitais)
- vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)
- vital, important, necessary
Related terms
- vida
- vitalidade
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin v?t?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi?ta?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
vital (comparative vitaler, superlative am vitalsten)
- lively; hale; vigorous
- (rather rare, formal) vital (necessary to, or characteristic of life)
Declension
Synonyms
- (lively): lebhaft; markig; rüstig; voller Leben
- (vital): lebenswichtig; Lebens-
Interlingua
Adjective
vital (not comparable)
- vital
Related terms
- vita
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitalis.
Adjective
vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)
- vital
References
- “vital” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitalis.
Adjective
vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)
- vital
References
- “vital” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin vitalis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.?taw/
Adjective
vital m or f (plural vitais, comparable)
- vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)
- vital (necessary to the continuation of life)
- vital (very important)
- Synonyms: crucial, fundamental, essencial
Related terms
- vida
- vitalidade
Romanian
Etymology
From French vital, from Latin vitalis.
Adjective
vital m or n (feminine singular vital?, masculine plural vitali, feminine and neuter plural vitale)
- vital
Declension
Related terms
- vitalitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vitalis.
Adjective
vital (plural vitales)
- vital
Derived terms
Related terms
- vitalidad
- vida
See also
- vivo
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