vigour n 1: forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" [syn: {energy}, {vigor}, {vigour}, {zip}] 2: active strength of body or mind [syn: {vigor}, {vigour}, {dynamism}, {heartiness}] 3: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" [syn: {energy}, {muscularity}, {vigor}, {vigour}, {vim}]