vital
Relating to or characteristic of life.
Adjective 4 meanings
Relating to or characteristic of life.
“vital energies; vital functions; vital actions”
Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
“The brain is a vital organ.”
Invigorating or life-giving.
Necessary to continued existence.
“The transition to farming was vital for the creation of civilisation.”
Etymology
From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”), from vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”). Doublet of jiva and quick.
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VITAL at a glance
VITAL has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (V 4 + I 1 + T 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,721 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with vital
All rhymesOne letter away
- VIRAL8
- VITAE8
- VITAS8
- VINAL8
- CITAL7
- DITAL6
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