Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [vahyt-l]
- /ˈvaɪt l/
- /ˈvaɪ.təl/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [vahyt-l]
- /ˈvaɪt l/
Definitions of vitally word
- adjective vitally of or relating to life: vital processes. 1
- adjective vitally having remarkable energy, liveliness, or force of personality: a vital leader. 1
- adjective vitally being the seat or source of life: the vital organs. 1
- adjective vitally necessary to life: vital fluids. 1
- adjective vitally necessary to the existence, continuance, or well-being of something; indispensable; essential: vital for a healthy society. 1
- adjective vitally affecting the existence, well-being, truth, etc., of something: a vital error. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of vitally
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin vītālis, equivalent to vīt(a) life (derivative of vīvere to live; akin to Greek bíesthai, Sanskrit jīvati (he) lives, English quick) + -ālis -al1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Vitally
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vitally popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
vitally usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vitally
adv vitally
- as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
- automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
- axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
- by definition — If you say that something has a particular quality by definition, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.
- cardinally — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
adverb vitally
- almighty — The Almighty is another name for God. You can also refer to Almighty God.
- critically — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- crucially — involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical: a crucial experiment.
- enormously — To a very great degree or extent; considerably.
- essentially — Used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or intrinsic nature of a person, thing, or situation.
Antonyms for vitally
adverb vitally
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
Top questions with vitally
- what does vitally mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with v
- Words starting with vi
- Words starting with vit
- Words starting with vita
- Words starting with vital
- Words starting with vitall
- Words starting with vitally