vigor

Other forms of vigor

plural

vigors·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about vigor

What does vigor mean?

vigor means "forceful exertion". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vigor?

vigor has 2 syllables: vig-or. The stress falls on "vig". In IPA it is /ˈvɪɡɚ/.

What is another word for vigor?

Close synonyms include energy, vigour, zip, vigour, dynamism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vigor a common word?

vigor is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.