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Aggressiveness vs Vigour - What's the difference?

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Aggressiveness is a related term of vigour.


As nouns the difference between aggressiveness and vigour

is that aggressiveness is (uncountable) the state or quality of being aggressive while vigour is active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.

aggressiveness

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
  • (countable) The result or product of being aggressive.

    • vigour

    English

    Alternative forms

    * vigor (US) * vygour (obsolete)

    Noun

  • Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.
  • * (rfdate) :
    • The vigour of this arm was never vain.
  • (biology) Strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.
    • A plant grows with vigour.
  • Strength; efficacy; potency.
  • * 1667 , :
    • But in the fruithful earth His beams, unactive else, their vigour find.

    Usage notes

    Vigour and its derivatives commonly imply active strength, or the power of action and exertion, in distinction from passive strength, or strength to endure.

    Derived terms

    * envigorate * vigorous * hybrid vigor/hybrid vigour

    Related terms

    * vegetable * vigil