vital
Meaning
- Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
- Invigorating or life-giving.
- Necessary to continued existence.
- Relating to the recording of life events.
- Very important.
- Containing life; living.
- Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
Synonyms
full of life
life-sustaining
all important
very important
vitally important
preservative of life
promoting long life
undispensable
alive or death
life-and-death
most important
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaɪtəl/
Etymology
From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”), from vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“I live”). Doublet of jiva and quick.
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