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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

chiefly British variant of vigor

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (US vigor) 1 active physical strength or energy. 2 a flourishing physical condition. 3 healthy growth; vitality; vital force. 4 a mental strength or activity shown in thought or speech or in literary style. b forcefulness; trenchancy, animation. Derivatives: vigourless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF vigour f. L vigor -oris f. vigere be lively

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Note: in AM, use 'vigor' Vigour is physical or mental energy and enthusiasm. His body lacks the bounce and vigour of a normal two-year-old...