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   vital

   /ˈvʌɪtl/

   adjective

   • 1. absolutely necessary; essential: "secrecy is of vital importance" Similar essentialindispensablecrucialkeynecessaryneededrequiredrequisiteimportantall-importantof the utmost importanceof great consequenceof the essencecriticallife-and-deathimperativemandatoryurgentpressingburningcompellingacuteparamountpre-eminenthigh-prioritysignificantconsequentialinformal:earth-shatteringworld-shakingOpposite unimportantperipheralsecondary
   • ▪ indispensable to the continuance of life: "the vital organs" Similar life-preservinglife-sustainingbasicfundamentalessentialnecessarymajormainchiefkeyprimeOpposite minordispensable
   • 2. full of energy; lively: "a beautiful, vital girl" Similar livelyenergeticactivesprightlyspryanimatedspiritedhigh-spiritedvivaciousexuberantbouncyenthusiasticvibrantzestfulsparklingdynamicvigorousfull of vim and vigourforcefulfierylustyhale and heartyin fine fettleinformal:go-gettingzippypeppyfeistyspunkyraring to gofull of beansbright-eyed and bushy-tailedchipperOpposite listless
   • 3. fatal: archaic "the wound is vital"

   noun

   • 1. the body's important internal organs: "he felt the familiar knot contract in his vitals"

   Word Origin late Middle English (describing the animating principle of living beings, also in vital (sense 2 of the adjective)): via Old French from Latin vitalis, from vita ‘life’. The sense ‘essential’ dates from the early 17th century.

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   8 meanings: 1. essential to maintain life 2. forceful, energetic, or lively 3. of, relating to, having, or displaying life 4..... Click for more definitions.

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   necessary to the existence, continuance, or well-being of something; indispensable; essential: vital for a healthy society. Synonyms: critical, important. affecting the existence, well-being, truth, etc., of something: a vital error. of critical importance: vital decisions. destructive to life; deadly: a vital wound. vital. / ˈvaɪtəl / adjective.

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   A patient's vital signs are their important body functions, such as pulse rate, that shows they are still alive. Use the adjective vital to describe something that is important and necessary, or a person full of energy.

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   adj. 1. (Biology) essential to maintain life: the lungs perform a vital function. 2. forceful, energetic, or lively: a vital person. 3. (Biology) of, relating to, having, or displaying life: a vital organism. 4. indispensable or essential: books vital to this study.