Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitality

/vaɪˈtælɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: vi-tal-i-ty
IPA: /vaɪˈtælɪti/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The capacity to live and develop.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Energy or vigour.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"youthful vitality"
"full of vitality"
"economic vitality"
"The city’s cultural vitality impressed the visitors."
"He maintained his vitality well into old age."

Etymology

From vital + -ity, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas (“vital force, life”), from vitalis (“vital”); see vital.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʷeyh₃-, vitalité, vitalitas
Suffix: vital

Usage

Inflected Forms

vitalities (plural)

Derived Forms

intravitality psychovitality

Phrases

vim and vigor vis viva

Frequently Paired Words

devive revive survive viable vim and vigor vis viva vital vitalism

Synonyms

vital force life force vinegar verve animation elan vital energy vim

Rhymes With

sexuality mortality hospitality morality mentality nationality municipality neutrality locality brutality confidentiality legality

Questions

How do you pronounce vitality?: The recorded pronunciation is /vaɪˈtælɪti/.
What does vitality mean?: The capacity to live and develop.
Where does vitality come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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