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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

vigoroso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bi.ɣoˈɾo.so/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vigorous/ˈvɪɡ.ər.əs/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Necesitamos un debate vigoroso sobre el tema."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by or involving physical strength, mental power, or active force.

    "He made a vigorous defense of his policy during the meeting."
  2. 2

    Healthy and full of energy; robust and energetic.

    "The plant showed vigorous growth in the warm spring sunlight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'vigor' meaning liveliness or activity, via Old French 'vigoureux' in the late Middle English period. The root traces back to the Proto-Indo-European *weg-, meaning 'to be strong or lively'.

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