different between winged vs vigorous

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English winged, wenged (“having wings”), past participle of wingen, from the noun winge, wenge.

Alternative forms

• wingèd (chiefly poetry)

Pronunciation

• enPR: w?ng(?)d
• IPA^(key): /w??(?)d/

Adjective

winged (not comparable)

1. Having wings.
2. Flying or soaring as if on wings.
3. Swift.
4. (in combination) having wings of a specified kind

   weak-winged

5. (in combination) having the specified number of wings

   The six-winged Seraphim are the angels closest to God.

Derived terms

• light-winged (adjective)

Translations

Etymology 2

See wing (verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w??d/

Verb

winged

1. simple past tense and past participle of wing

Etymology 3

See winge (verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?nd?d/
• Homophone: whinged

Verb

winged

1. simple past tense and past participle of winge

References

Anagrams

• Dewing, Gwendi, dewing

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