Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vigour
3 senses of vigour
Sense 1
energy, vigor, vigour, zip -- (forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip")
=> force, forcefulness, strength -- (physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man")
Sense 2
vigor, vigour, dynamism, heartiness -- (active strength of body or mind)
=> strength -- (the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength")
Sense 3
energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim -- (an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style")
=> liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness -- (animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it")