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vital
- 1) adjective, essential to maintain life
- 2) adjective, forceful, energetic, or lively
- 3) adjective, of, relating to, having, or displaying life
- 4) adjective, indispensable or essential
- 5) adjective, of great importance; decisive
- 6) adjective, influencing the course of life, esp negatively
- 7) noun, a) the bodily organs, such as the brain, liver, heart, lungs, etc, that are necessary to maintain life b) the organs of reproduction, esp the male genitals
- 8) noun, the essential elements of anything
Etymology
C14: via Old French from Latin vītālis belonging to life, from vīta life
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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essential, important, necessary, key, basic, significant, critical, radical, crucial, fundamental, urgent, decisive, cardinal, imperative, indispensable, requisite, must-have, lively, vigorous, energetic, spirited, dynamic, animated, vibrant, forceful, sparky, vivacious