Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: vim
IPA transcription: [v'ɪm]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim
    Meaning: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"
  • Synonyms: energy, vim, vitality
    Meaning: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"
Usage examples
  • He works in his rose-garden with a new vim, whistling or even singing to himself stray gay snatches of melodies popular in the 'eighties.
  • These severe requirements were staggering, but Mr. Edison's courage did not falter. Although it seemed a well-nigh hopeless task, he entered upon the investigation with his usual optimism and vim.