vital

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”), from vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”). Doublet of jiva and quick. === Pronunciation === enPR: vī'təl, IPA(key): /ˈvaɪtəl/ Rhymes: -aɪtəl === Adjective === vital (comparative more vital, superlative most vital) Relating to or characteristic of life. Synonym: lifely Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. Invigorating or life-giving. Necessary to continued existence. Relating to the recording of life events. Very important. Synonyms: crucial, necessary, significant; see also Thesaurus:important Containing life; living. Synonyms: extant, live, kicking; see also Thesaurus:alive Lively, having vitality Capable of living; in a state to live; viable. ==== Antonyms ==== mortal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “vital”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “vital”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “vital”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vitālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [biˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [viˈtal] === Adjective === vital m or f (masculine and feminine plural vitals) vital ==== Related terms ==== vida vitalitat == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin vītālis === Adjective === vital (neuter vitalt, plural and definite singular attributive vitale) vital ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vitalitet vitalisme ==== See also ==== livsvigtig === References === “vital” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.tal/ Homophones: vitale, vitales === Adjective === vital (feminine vitale, masculine plural vitaux, feminine plural vitales) vital ==== Derived terms ==== nœud vital pronostic vital ==== Related terms ==== vitalité vie === Further reading === “vital”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”). === Adjective === vital m or f (plural vitais) vital (relating to, or characteristic of life) vital, important, necessary ==== Related terms ==== vida vitalidade == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vītālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈtaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === vital (strong nominative masculine singular vitaler, comparative vitaler, superlative am vitalsten) lively; hale; vigorous Synonyms: lebhaft, markig, rüstig, voller Leben (rather rare, formal) vital (necessary to, or characteristic of life) Synonyms: lebenswichtig, Lebens- ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch vitaal, from Middle French vital, from Latin vītālis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈvital/ [ˈfi.t̪al] Rhymes: -ital Syllabification: vi‧tal === Adjective === vital (comparative lebih vital, superlative paling vital) vital: very important (medicine) necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends critical: extremely important informasi vital ― critical information ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “vital”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Adjective === vital (not comparable) vital ==== Related terms ==== vita == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vitalis. === Adjective === vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale) vital === References === “vital” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vitalis. === Adjective === vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale) vital === References === “vital” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin vītālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: vi‧tal === Adjective === vital m or f (plural vitais) vital (relating to, or characteristic of life) vital (necessary to the continuation of life) vital (very important) Synonyms: crucial, fundamental, essencial ==== Related terms ==== vida vitalidade vitalmente === Further reading === “vital”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vital”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vital, from Latin vitalis. === Adjective === vital m or n (feminine singular vitală, masculine plural vitali, feminine/neuter plural vitale) vital ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== vitalitate == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vitālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈtal/ [biˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: vi‧tal === Adjective === vital m or f (masculine and feminine plural vitales) vital ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== vivo === Further reading === “vital”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025