Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character or state of being vigorous or possessed of active strength; force; energy; strength.

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  • noun The quality of being vigorous.

Etymologies

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vigorous +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Nothing could save the man from the fierce vigorousness of the trick, and he was hurled over and backward.

    In Yeddo Bay 2010

  • Our brave troupers faced orbiting griefers, stray hippos, missing costumes, premature baldness and abominable lag, proving once again that with vigorousness of wit and sharpness of expression, and a great surfeit of comely humour, they could draw an applause despite all obstacles.

    Drama and Suspense! Young Geoffrion 2007

  • Our brave troupers faced orbiting griefers, stray hippos, missing costumes, premature baldness and abominable lag, proving once again that with vigorousness of wit and sharpness of expression, and a great surfeit of comely humour, they could draw an applause despite all obstacles.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Young Geoffrion 2007

  • However, his claims — that "the vigorousness of the insurgency … stems directly from the fact that … we failed to anticipate the widespread civil disorder and looting that followed the capture of Baghdad," and that in Iraq we are facing a new kind of "netwar" — are dubious.

    When George Meets John 2004

  • The vigorousness of the insurgency in Iraq today stems directly from the fact that the United States did not plan well enough for the occupation; we lost a critical window of opportunity because we failed to anticipate the widespread civil disorder and looting that followed the capture of Baghdad.

    Plan of Attack 2004

  • However, his claims — that "the vigorousness of the insurgency … stems directly from the fact that … we failed to anticipate the widespread civil disorder and looting that followed the capture of Baghdad," and that in Iraq we are facing a new kind of "netwar" — are dubious.

    When George Meets John 2004

  • The vigorousness of the insurgency in Iraq today stems directly from the fact that the United States did not plan well enough for the occupation; we lost a critical window of opportunity because we failed to anticipate the widespread civil disorder and looting that followed the capture of Baghdad.

    Plan of Attack 2004

  • However, his claims — that "the vigorousness of the insurgency … stems directly from the fact that … we failed to anticipate the widespread civil disorder and looting that followed the capture of Baghdad," and that in Iraq we are facing a new kind of "netwar" — are dubious.

    When George Meets John 2004

  • I believe that the vigorousness of the media is probably one of the greatest assets that we have, because although they may be most uncomfortable and difficult and sometimes almost exasperating, they are the only conduit that we have to the public at large, and if they did not do what they have to do responsibly, we would all be very disadvantaged.

    Community Policing 1991

  • That the actual (and declared) selection processes differed from our theoretical exercise says a lot about the vigorousness and applicability of our theories - and a lot about the real world out there.

    Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema Samuel Vaknin

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