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Dictionary: vi·tal   (vīt'l) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life: See synonyms at living.
  2. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining: a vital organ; vital nutrients.
  3. Full of life; animated: “The population of the teeming, vital slum . . . declined” (Rick Hampson).
  4. Imparting life or animation; invigorating: the sun's vital rays.
  5. Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness; essential: “Irrigation was vital to early civilization” (William H. McNeill). “A vital component of any democracy is a free labor movement” (Bayard Rustin).
  6. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives: vital records.
  7. Biology. Used or done on a living cell or tissue: vital dyes; vital staining.
  8. Destructive to life; fatal: a vital injury.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vītālis, from vīta, life.]

vitally vi'tal·ly adv.
vitalness vi'tal·ness n.
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adjective

  1. Marked by or exhibiting life: alive, animate, animated, live2, living. See live/die.
  2. Full of vigor: able-bodied, iron, lusty, red-blooded, robust, strapping, sturdy, vigorous. See strong/weak.
  3. Constituting or forming part of the essence of something: basic, constitutional, constitutive, essential, fundamental, integral. See be, surface/depth.
  4. Causing or tending to cause death: deadly, deathly, fatal, lethal, mortal. See live/die.

 
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adj

Definition: alive
Antonyms: dead

adj

Definition: essential
Antonyms: inessential, insignificant, trivial, unimportant

adj

Definition: lively
Antonyms: dull, sluggish


 
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adj

Necessary to or pertaining to life.

 

Pertaining to life; necessary to life.

  • v. capacity — the greatest volume of gas that, following maximum inspiration, can be expelled during a complete, slow, unforced expiratory maneuver; equal to inspiratory capacity plus expiratory reserve volume. This is a commonly made and practicable measurement in humans but is not so in animals.
  • v. red — dye injected into the circulation to estimate blood volume by calculating the concentration of the dye in the plasma.
  • v. signs — the signs of life, namely pulse, respiration and temperature.
  • v. statistics — that branch of biometry dealing with the data and laws of animal mortality, morbidity, natality and demography.
  • v. statistic rate — vital statistics presented as a proportion of a population, e.g. fetal deaths as a percentage of total births. Includes case fatality rate, nonreturn rate at 60 days.
 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having to do with life. Also: Very important.

pronunciation The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. — Joe Paterno.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vital, grundlæggende, vigtigt, nødvendig, livs-, væsentlig, afgørende, dødbringende, skæbnesvanger
n. - vital

idioms:

  • vital capacity    lungekapacitet
  • vital force    livskraft
  • vital organs    vitale organer
  • vital power    levedygtighed
  • vital signs    livstegn
  • vital statistics    befolkningsstatistik

Nederlands (Dutch)
essentieel, onmisbaar, kracht gevend, dodelijk, vitaal, levenskrachtig, betreffende het kleuren van levend weefsel, (mv) essentiële organen

Français (French)
adj. - essentiel, primordial, fondamental, vital, indispensable, capital, plein de vie/de vitalité, vivant (une culture)
n. - organes vitaux, organes de reproduction, les éléments essentiels de (qch)

idioms:

  • vital capacity    capacité vitale
  • vital force    force vitale
  • vital organs    organes vitaux, organes de reproduction, les éléments essentiels (de qch)
  • vital principle    principe vital
  • vital signs    signes vitaux
  • vital statistics    donnés démographiques, informations essentielles, mensurations

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lebenswichtig, entscheidend
n. - lebenswichtige Organe, entscheidende Bestandteile

idioms:

  • vital capacity    vitale Kapazität (max. Lungenkapazität)
  • vital force    Lebenskraft
  • vital organs    lebenswichtige Organe
  • vital principle    Lebenskraft
  • vital signs    Lebenszeichen
  • vital statistics    Bevölkerungsstatistik, (ugs.) Maße

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ουσιώδης, ζωτικός, ζωικός, κεφαλαιώδης, θανάσιμος, θανατηφόρος, ζωηρός
n. - ζωτικό όργανο

idioms:

  • vital capacity    ζωτική χωρητικότητα (για το μέτρημα του αέρα στους πνεύμονες)
  • vital force    ζωτική δύναμη
  • vital organs    (φυσιολ., μτφ.) ζωτικά όργανα
  • vital power    ζωτική δύναμη
  • vital signs    σημεία ζωής
  • vital statistics    δημογραφική στατιστική, στατιστική γεννήσεων και θανάτων, (καθομ.) σωματικές αναλογίες

Italiano (Italian)
essenziale, vitale, vivo

idioms:

  • vital capacity    capacitý vitale
  • vital force    energia vitale
  • vital organs    organi vitali
  • vital power    energia vitale
  • vital signs    segni vitali
  • vital statistics    statistica vitale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vital, fatal, básico
n. - vitals (pl), órgãos (m pl) vitais, partes (f pl) essenciais de um todo

idioms:

  • vital capacity    capacidade vital (pulmonar)
  • vital force    força vital
  • vital organs    órgãos vitais
  • vital power    poder vital
  • vital signs    sinais vitais
  • vital statistics    dados estatísticos da vida humana

Русский (Russian)
жизненный, жизненно важный, энергичный, роковой

idioms:

  • vital capacity    жизненная емкость легких
  • vital force    жизненная сила
  • vital organs    жизненно важные органы
  • vital power    жизненная сила
  • vital signs    жизненно важные показатели организма
  • vital statistics    демографическая статистика, объем груди, талии и бедер женщины

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vital, esencial, fundamental, enérgico
n. - sujeto o cosa fundamental, órganos vitales

idioms:

  • vital capacity    capacidad pulmonar
  • vital force    impulso vital
  • vital organs    órganos vitales
  • vital principle    principio vital
  • vital signs    constantes vitales, signos vitales
  • vital statistics    estadísticas demográficas, bioestadística

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vital, livsfarlig
n. - vitala delar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
重要的, 充满活力的, 生命的, 重要部分, 要害, 维持生命的重要器官

idioms:

  • vital capacity    肺活量
  • vital force    生命力, 活力
  • vital organs    维持生命所必须的器官
  • vital power    生命力
  • vital signs    生命特征
  • vital statistics    人口统计

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 重要的, 充滿活力的, 生命的
n. - 重要部分, 要害, 維持生命的重要器官

idioms:

  • vital capacity    肺活量
  • vital force    生命力, 活力
  • vital organs    維持生命所必須的器官
  • vital power    生命力
  • vital signs    生命特徵
  • vital statistics    人口統計

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생명의, 생기에 넘치는, 치명적인
n. - 생명의 유지에 필요한 기관, 생식기, 중추부

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生命の, きわめて大切な, 致命的な, 生気に満ちた
n. - 核心

idioms:

  • vital capacity    肺活量
  • vital force    生命力
  • vital organs    生命維持に必要な器官
  • vital power    生命力
  • vital signs    生命徴候
  • vital statistics    人口動態統計, スリーサイズ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حيوي, نشيط (الاسم) الاعضاء الحيويه للجسم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חיוני, נחוץ, הכרחי, שופע-חיים, נמרץ‬
n. - ‮ברבים: האברים החיוניים של הגוף‬


 
 

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