vīˈtaləd.ē, -lətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin vitalitat-, vitalitas, from vitalis of life + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at vital
1.
a. : the peculiarity distinguishing the living from the nonliving and acting as if a specific force or principle — compare élan vital
b. : capacity to live and develop
the vitality of a seed
also : physical or mental vigor especially when highly developed
a man of great vitality
2.
a. : power of enduring or continuing : capacity for survival
the vitality of an idiom
b. : lively and animated character : vigor
the vitality of his reasoning
inspired his helpers with a new vitality
3. : a manifestation or embodiment of vital force