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vigorous

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?v?????s/
  • Rhymes: -?????s

Adjective

vigorous (comparative more vigorous, superlative most vigorous)

  1. Physically strong and active.
    • 1976, Joni Mitchell, "Song for Sharon":
      Now there are twenty-nine skaters on Wollman Rink
      Circling in singles and in pairs
      In this vigorous anonymity
  2. Mentally strong and active.
  3. Rapid of growth.
    a vigorous shrub

Translations

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exhilarating

English

Verb

exhilarating

  1. present participle of exhilarate

Adjective

exhilarating (comparative more exhilarating, superlative most exhilarating)

  1. Refreshingly thrilling.

Synonyms

  • exhilarant
  • cheering
  • gladdening
  • stimulating
  • enlivening
  • See also Thesaurus:blissful

Translations

Further reading

  • exhilarating in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • exhilarating in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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