vim
5 synonyms for vim, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Energy and enthusiasm.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Possibly from Latin vim, the accusative singular of vīs (“force, power, strength; (New Latin) energy, force”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”); compare English vis. It may instead be a modern expressive formation.
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