vim

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/vɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vim)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
vim /vɪm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. lively or energetic spirit;
    enthusiasm;
    vitality:full of vim and vigor.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
vim (vim),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. lively or energetic spirit;
    enthusiasm;
    vitality.
  • Latin, accusative of vīs energy, force
  • 1835–45, American.
    vigor, pep, energy, dash.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vim / vɪm/
  1. exuberant vigour and energy
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin, from vīs; related to Greek is strength
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