Definition of VIM

vim

Plural: vims

Noun

  • Energy, enthusiasm, or vigor; liveliness.
  • a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
    • "he seemed full of vim and vigor"
  • an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
  • Ready vitality and vigour.

Examples

  • He played with great vim, quickly forming long words.

Origin / Etymology

Possibly from Latin vim, accusative singular of vīs (“force, power, strength; (New Latin) energy, force”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”); compare English vis); but perhaps a modern expressive formation.

Scrabble Score: 8

vim: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vim: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vim: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

vim: valid Words With Friends Word