vital
adjective
[ ˈvʌɪt(ə)l ]
• absolutely necessary; essential.
• "secrecy is of vital importance"
Similar:
essential,
indispensable,
crucial,
key,
necessary,
needed,
required,
requisite,
important,
all-important,
of the utmost importance,
of great consequence,
of the essence,
critical,
life-and-death,
imperative,
mandatory,
urgent,
pressing,
burning,
compelling,
acute,
paramount,
pre-eminent,
high-priority,
significant,
consequential,
earth-shattering,
world-shaking,
• full of energy; lively.
• "a beautiful, vital girl"
Similar:
lively,
energetic,
active,
sprightly,
spry,
animated,
spirited,
high-spirited,
vivacious,
exuberant,
bouncy,
enthusiastic,
vibrant,
zestful,
sparkling,
dynamic,
vigorous,
full of vim and vigour,
forceful,
fiery,
lusty,
hale and hearty,
in fine fettle,
go-getting,
zippy,
peppy,
feisty,
spunky,
raring to go,
full of beans,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
chipper,
• fatal.
• "the wound is vital"
vital
noun
• the body's important internal organs.
• "he felt the familiar knot contract in his vitals"
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.
