vim

[ vim ]

noun

1. lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.

   Synonyms: dash, energy, pep, vigor

vim

/ vɪm /

noun

1. slang.
   exuberant vigour and energy

Word History and Origins

Origin of vim¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; from Latin, accusative singular of vīs “energy, force”

Word History and Origins

Origin of vim¹

C19: from Latin, from vīs; related to Greek is strength

Example Sentences

Shy himself is movingly human — full of vim but also lonesome and afraid.

From Los Angeles Times

A full horse full of vim and vigor and they brought Cody up.

From Los Angeles Times

This time around the boy math tweets held a level of vim that women on the internet were holding onto and ready to fire off.

From Salon

He promised prosperity and change with the vim of a lifelong salesman — saying Italians could be rich like him — and after a two-month campaign his party won strong support.

From New York Times

“If we can’t match his vim, then God knows the future will be sluggish and gray,” he says, as both Mencken and Lukas Matsson look on with what appears to be grudging admiration.

From New York Times