vigorous
/ˈvɪɡ(ə)rəs/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈvɪɡ(ə)rəs/
vigorous
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vi - go - rous -> vigorous
Myanmar meaning
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vigour (US vigor) /'vÇgǝ(r)/ n [U]
(က) အားမာန်။ work with renewed vigour and enthusiasm ❍ feeling full of vigour.
(ခ) အားမာန်။ တက်ကြွမှု။ She responded to his angry accusations with equal vigour. ❍ STRENGTH
❏ vigorous /'vÇgǝrǝs/ adj (က) အားမာန်ပါသော။ တက်ကြွ သော။ avoid vigorous exercise ❍ conduct a vigorous campaign ❍ vigorous supporters of human rights.
(ခ) အားမာန်ပါသော။ တက်ကြွသွက်လက်သော။ a vigorous debate ❍ the poem's vigorous rhythms.
❏ vigorously adv အားတက်သရော။ အားစိုက်ခွန်စိုက်။ အားနှင့်မာန်နှင့်။ တက်တက်ကြွကြွ။ work/play vigorously ❍ shake sb's hand vigorously ❍ argue vigorously in support of sth.
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- ‘In fact, just 10 minutes of moderate exercise can improve overall mood, as well as increase vigor and decrease fatigue, according to a study in Health Psychology.’
- ‘Some appeared to be very sick and feeble while there were also young men and women in best of health and vigour.’
- ‘Older people will always lack health and vigor relative to younger people.’
- ‘Her mind was still as sharp as glass shards, though her physical body was lacking in vigor.’
- ‘He was unusual among Bolshoi dancers in having not only strength and athletic vigour, but elegance too.’
- ‘He stood with great strength, with great vigor, with great solidarity.’
- ‘Conductors, too, can retain their musical powers long after physical vigour has departed.’
- ‘The cornerstone of Army victory is the health and vigor of its soldiers.’
- ‘Aided by the river's rapid current, he swam several miles downstream in an impressive display of physical vigour.’
- ‘As the name suggests, the dish is regarded as a health tonic and is usually eaten at the height of summer as a way of restoring one's stamina and vigor in the debilitating heat.’
- ‘‘We're against apathy, ’ he says, setting the juice aside. Renewed health and vigor seems to flow into him as he warms to his topic.’
- ‘War makes him a whole man again, and gives him the heart, strength, and vigor of a hero.’
- ‘A typical heart failure patient will have become accustomed to an inexorable decline in physical vigour.’
- ‘Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement, integrity, leadership potential and physical vigor, among other attributes.’
- ‘What would the relations between the generations be like if there never came a point at which a son surpassed his father in strength or vigor?’
- ‘Then a male who is unmistakably outstanding in health and vigor offers females that mate with him an inherited healthiness in their offspring that is well above average.’
- ‘According to the study, symmetry of face and body suggests health and vigor - and therefore genetic fitness - while asymmetry implies the opposite.’
- ‘A fable based on such behavior might even have some truth to it: a few biologists have suggested that giraffe necks grew longer because females saw them as a sign of male vigor.’
- ‘You are blessed with good health and vigour, which enable you to participate in busy schedules.’
- ‘His upbeat message is that aging does not mean inevitable decline in physical fitness, mental acuity, and sexual vigor.’
Synonyms
ability, action, activity, agility, alertness, bang, birr, bounce, brio, capability, capacity, dash, drive, dynamism, endurance, energy, enterprise, exercise, exuberance, ferocity, fire, force, forcefulness, get-up-and-go, go, gusto, hardiness, healthiness, heartiness, intensity, juice, kick, life, liveliness, lustiness, might, motion, moxie, muscle, nimbleness, pep, pith, potency, power, puissance, punch, push, quickness, robustness, snap, sock, soundness, spirit, stamina, starch, staying power, steam, strength, tuck, urgency, vehemence, verve, vim, violence, vitality, well-being, zing, zip
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