vim

Other forms of vim

plural

vims·

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 vim

What does vim mean?

vim means "a healthy capacity for vigorous activity". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vim?

vim has 1 syllable: vim. In IPA it is /ˈvɪm/.

What is another word for vim?

Close synonyms include energy, vitality, energy, muscularity, vigor. 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 vim a common word?

vim 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.