vital

Meaning

  1. Relating to or characteristic of life.
  2. Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
  3. Invigorating or life-giving.
  4. Necessary to continued existence.
  5. Relating to the recording of life events.
  6. Very important.
  7. Containing life; living.
  8. Lively, having vitality
  9. Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.

Synonyms

essential
C1
important
A1
necessary
B1
crucial
C1
lively
C1
fundamental
C1
indispensable
C2
substantial
C1
urgent
B2
‼️
critical
B2
‼️
living
A1
integral
21k
intrinsic
42k

full of life

life-sustaining

innate
24k
inherent
22k
alive
A1
fatal
C1
significant
B2
animate
41k
vigorous
20k
vivace
vivacious
43k
vivid
C2
major
A2
animated
C2
momentous
22k
daily
B2
obligatory
32k
pivotal
26k
relevant
C1
request
B1
required
B2
serious
A1
substantive
top
A2
🔝
utmost
C2
want
A1
weighty
45k
will
A1
wish
A1

all important

going to
life-or-death
of the essence

very important

vitally important

preservative of life

promoting long life

Translations

vital
vital
vitale
essentiel
vital
vital
essencial
essentieel
vitaal
unerlässlich
wesentlich
básico
vivant

ζωτικός

حيوي
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaɪtəl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
vital
In summary

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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