Vital — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

urgently needed; absolutely necessary

performing an essential function in the living body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈaɪɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈaɪtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈaɪtəl/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈaɪɾəl/.

Examples

a critical element of the plan
critical medical supplies
vital for a healthy society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

life-sustaining critical full of life lively

Parts of Speech

adjective	urgently needed; absolutely necessary “a critical element of the plan”
adjective	performing an essential function in the living body “vital organs”
adjective	full of spirit “a dynamic full of life woman”
adjective	manifesting or characteristic of life “a vital, living organism”

Word Forms

criticalness	noun	a state of critical urgency
criticality	noun	a state of critical urgency
vitalness	noun	the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
vitality	noun	(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
liveliness	noun	animation and energy in action or expression
vitalize	verb	make more lively or vigorous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lebenswichtig

dringend benötigt; absolut notwendig

🇮🇹Italian

vitale

urgentemente necessario; assolutamente necessario

🇳🇱Dutch

van levensbelang

dringend nodig; absoluut noodzakelijk

🇷🇺Russian

жизненно важный

срочно нужен; абсолютно необходимо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अत्यावश्यक

तत्काल आवश्यकता है; बिल्कुल जरूरी

🇧🇩Bengali

গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

জরুরী প্রয়োজন; একেবারে প্রয়োজনীয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முக்கிய

அவசரமாக தேவை; முற்றிலும் அவசியம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాణాధారమైన

తక్షణం అవసరం; ఖచ్చితంగా అవసరం

🇮🇳Marathi

महत्वाचा

तातडीने आवश्यक; पूर्णपणे आवश्यक

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહત્વપૂર્ણ

તાત્કાલિક જરૂરી; એકદમ જરૂરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮುಖ

ತುರ್ತಾಗಿ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದೆ; ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಅಗತ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുപ്രധാനമായ

അടിയന്തിരമായി ആവശ്യമാണ്; തികച്ചും ആവശ്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ

ਤੁਰੰਤ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ; ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اہم

فوری ضرورت؛ بالکل ضروری ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

必不可少的

急需的；绝对必要

🇯🇵Japanese

重要な

緊急に必要です。絶対に必要な

🇰🇷Korean

필수적인

긴급히 필요합니다; 꼭 필요한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiết yếu

cần gấp; hoàn toàn cần thiết

🇹🇭Thai

สำคัญยิ่ง

จำเป็นเร่งด่วน; จำเป็นอย่างยิ่ง

🇵🇭Filipino

mahalaga

apurahang kailangan; talagang kailangan

🇲🇾Malay

penting

diperlukan segera; amat perlu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حيوي

هناك حاجة ماسة؛ ضروري للغاية

🇮🇷Persian

حیاتی

نیاز فوری؛ کاملا ضروری است

🇹🇷Turkish

hayati

acilen ihtiyaç duyulan; kesinlikle gerekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

חִיוּנִי

צורך דחוף; הכרחי לחלוטין

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