vitality (vital it i)

[ Undoubtedly a man of genius can out of his own super abundant vitality compel life into the most decrepit vocabulary. Lowell , Study Windows, p. 240. 2. Manifestation of a capacity for enduring and performing certain as, an institution devoid of vitality. No incredulity or neglect can destroy the innate vitality of truth. Geikie, Geol. Sketches, ii. 30.