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vim

noun

Definition of vim

: robust energy and enthusiasm

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Examples of vim in a Sentence

some food and a little rest should give me back some of my vim

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And the actor is vastly less convincing in a cameo as an FBI agent, sapping that scene of vim. — Celia Wren, Washington Post, "Lynn Nottage’s comic ‘Fabulation’ maps a slide down the social ladder," 28 Aug. 2019 Maybe not, according to a new study that says dinosaurs still had plenty of vim and vigor leading up to the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "Would dinosaurs have died without an asteroid strike? Here's the science.," 6 Mar. 2019

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First Known Use of vim

1843, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for vim

Latin, accusative of vis strength; akin to Greek is strength, Sanskrit vaya meal, strength

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vim

noun
\ ˈvim How to pronounce vim (audio) \

Kids Definition of vim

: great energy and enthusiasm

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